Center for Regional Food Systems Michigan Good Food Fund

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  Funding Sources for Food-Related Businesses: Sixth Edition

  Published on March 31, 2021
  The sixth edition of this directory provides an overview of various financing sources available to food-related businesses in Michigan and across the United States.

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  Webinar Series: Loan Preparation for New and Beginning Farmers

  Published on March 8, 2021
  Loans are an important tool for growing any business and if approached with the right groundwork, can be a beneficial part of your farm business development.

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  An Annotated Bibliography on Structural Racism Present in the U.S. Food System, Eighth Edition

  Published on January 18, 2021
  An annotated bibliography of resources and publications on structural racism in the U.S. food system. Food sovereignty is a theme of many of the new references.

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  Growing Michigan's Good Food Future: An Evaluation of the Michigan Good Food Fund 2015-2019

  Published on September 2, 2020
  Since 2015, Michigan Good Food Fund has invested more than $13 million supporting over 280 businesses across Michigan. Read the results of their evaluation report to learn more about the Fund's impact in our state.

• Webinar Series: Food and Farm Business Sales Channel Deep Dives

  Published on April 10, 2020
  Learn about selling through CSAs, farmers markets, and retail grocery. These webinars provide food and farm businesses with insight into industry adjustments to novel coronavirus and considerations for selling through that venue.

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  Webinars: Sustaining Your Food Business During the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak

  Published on March 30, 2020
  These webinars from the Michigan Good Food Fund overview strategies and tips for sustaining your food business and assessing your cash flow in this rapidly changing environment.

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  Michigan MarketMaker

  Published on December 10, 2018
  MarketMaker connects producers, markets, and food lovers.

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  Have You Tried Weekly Retail Replenishment?: A Guide for Small Meat Plants

  Published on January 19, 2018
  This resource focuses on improving profitability in small and very small meat plants by managing retail inventory more effectively.

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  Developing Large-Scale Sustainable Local Egg Markets

  Published on August 9, 2017
  This brief explores a possible method to help local egg growers develop large-scale markets.

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  A Case for Daily Slaughter in Small Meat Plants

  Published on August 9, 2017
  This brief discusses the merits of daily slaughter to aid small meat plants into increased sales and profitability.

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  Deciding to Process Beef, Hogs, or Deer in Small Meat Plants

  Published on August 9, 2017
  This brief presents simple principles to aid small meat plants in deciding whether and when to process one species over another.

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  Beyond the Numbers, Food Business Decision Making Series: Buying or Leasing a Food Hub Truck

  Published on August 9, 2017
  This guide presents the pros and cons of a food hub buying or leasing a truck for distribution.

• Regulatory Routes to Purchasing Michigan Meat

  Published on July 13, 2017
  This infographic is designed the help both buyers and sellers of meat understand meat processing regulation in Michigan.

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  Tools for Assessing Economic Impact: A Primer for Food System Practitioners

  Published on July 11, 2017
  Designed for local food system practitioners, this guide presents summaries and comparisons of several tools for assessing economic impact and growth, along with related examples.

• Meat Marketing Series: Selling the Whole Animal and Managing Variability

  Published on June 9, 2016
  Demand for local meat has been growing exponentially for years. Actually building a successful and profitable meat marketing program is easier said than done. Our report outlines a general solution for the problems.

• 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.

• 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.