Center for Regional Food Systems Michigan Good Food Charter Shared Measurement Project

• Introducing a Healthy Food Access Survey Webinar

  Published on March 17, 2016
  This webinar presents a new draft survey tool for measuring food access and summarizes the process for applying to pilot the survey.

• Shared Measurement Project Update Webinar

  Published on January 19, 2016
  This webinar summarizes findings from both key informant interviews and surveys, and it discusses emerging areas of focus for the Michigan Good Food Charter Shared Measurement project.

• Creating a Statewide Information Technology Platform for Food Hubs: Lessons from Michigan Webinar

  Published on January 15, 2016
  Recording of January 8th 2016 webinar and pdf of presentation slides - Creating a Statewide Technology Platform for Food Hub: Lessons from Michigan

• Evaluating the Economic Impacts of Local and Regional Food Systems: Best Practices Webinar

  Published on January 4, 2016
  This webinar is an overview of the local food economic impact toolkit funded by USDA AMS.

• Overview of Program Evaluation Webinar

  Published on December 22, 2015
  This webinar provides an overview of program evaluation. The training covers a common definition of program evaluation, steps in the process, evaluation questions, evaluation types and feasible methods to consider.

• Overview of the Research Process Webinar

  Published on December 21, 2015
  This webinar provides an overview of the research process with a focus on community-based participatory research (CBPR). Topics covered include designing research, data collection methods, protecting research subjects..

• Characterizing Rural NE Michigan Food Retail: Opportunities to Improve Healthy Food Access Webinar

  Published on November 24, 2015
  This webinar provides an overview of the Characterizing Food Retail in Rural Northeast Michigan: Opportunities for Healthy Food Webinar.

• Characterizing Food Retail in Rural NE Michigan: Opportunities to Improve Healthy Food Access

  Published on November 10, 2015
  This research report inventories and characterizes the types of food retail establishments in northeast (lower) Michigan and suggests strategies to improve healthy food access in underserved areas of the region.

• You Can't Rush The Process: Collective Impact Models of Food Systems Change

  Published on September 21, 2015
  This report highlights a range of state and multi-state food system initiatives across the country and explores six cross-cutting themes. Key strategies, indicators and lessons learned are shared for each initiative.

• Shared Measurement Formative Research Executive Summary

  Published on May 26, 2015
  This report highlights results from interviews and surveys of stakeholders working on goals of the Charter. Results show a need for training and interest in collecting data on food access, economic impacts and institutional procurement.

• Michigan Good Food Charter Shared Measurement Project Webinar

  Published on January 27, 2015
  This webinar shares the findings of key informant interviews and discusses next steps of the Michigan Good Food Charter Shared Measurement project.

• Michigan Good Food Charter Shared Measurement Project 2014-2015 Overview

  Published on December 22, 2014
  This document provides an overview of the Michigan Good Food Charter Shared Measurement Project's direction for 2014-2015.

• Advancing a Local Food Council Network in Michigan Webinar

  Published on December 17, 2014
  This webinar delves deep into the collective assets and strengths present in Michigan’s local food councils and explores what the gaps and needs are as we begin to form a statewide food council network.

• Advancing a Local Food Council Network in Michigan: An Assessment

  Published on December 16, 2014
  This report examines local food councils in the state of Michigan and the potential for developing a statewide network of local food policy councils and similar groups.

• Growing and Buying Good Food Keynote - 2014 Michigan Good Food Summit

  Published on November 24, 2014
  Betti Wiggins, Executive Director of DPS Office of School Nutrition and Barbara Norman, owner/operator of Barbara's Blueberry Batch discuss challenges and opportunities within Michigan's food system.

• Is Anyone Better Off? A Conversation about Food System Outcomes, Indicators & Metrics Webinar

  Published on April 2, 2014
  This webinar addressed ways to effectively measure, track and communicate the community and economic development gains realized through local and regional food systems.