Center for Regional Food Systems Michigan Good Food Charter

• 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.

• The Vision and Goals of the 2010 Michigan Good Food Charter

  Published on November 14, 2014
  These videos were created for the 2014 Michigan Good Food Summit to share progress on the six original Charter goals and highlight stories from around Michigan.

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  2014 Charter Summary

  Published on October 1, 2014
  This summary reports on progress made toward achieving the 2020 goals set by the Michigan Good Food Charter.

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  2014 Resumen de la Carta

  Published on October 1, 2014
  Este resumen se refiere a La Carta de Buena Alimentación de Michigan, escrita en 2010. Planeamos traducir la Carta actualizada, que se actualizó en 2022. Nosotros tenemos la visión de una economía próspera con equidad y para todo Michigan y su gente.

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  2014 Michigan Good Food Report Card

  Published on October 1, 2014
  The 2014 report card documents the increase in the number of activities and collaborations working towards the goals of the Michigan Good Food Charter since 2012 years.

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  2012 Michigan Good Food Report Card

  Published on June 1, 2012
  The 2012 Michigan Good Food Report card describes progress toward the six main goals of the Michigan Good Food Charter since 2010.

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  Farm Viability and Development Report

  Published on June 1, 2011
  This report envisions strong local and regional agricultural markets, farmland protection policies, and a diversity of farmers and farm types in Michigan.

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  Youth Engagement and Opportunity Report

  Published on February 28, 2011
  This report begins with an assessment of where we are today and what we need to do to have a good food system that supports healthy lives and bright futures for Michigan’s young people.

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  Good Food Access for Families and Communities Report

  Published on January 1, 2011
  This report outlines challenges and opportunities for increasing good food access in Michigan.

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  Food System Infrastructure Report

  Published on December 1, 2010
  This report envisions all levels of Michigan’s food system as robust and responsive to good food needs.

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  Institutional Food Purchasing Report

  Published on November 1, 2010
  This report envisions new approaches to food purchasing in which these Michigan institutions provide good food to consumers and create new markets for products grown, raised and processed in the state.

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  2010 Michigan Good Food Charter

  Published on June 1, 2010
  The 2010 Michigan Good Food Charter is a vision and a roadmap to advance Michigan’s food and agricultural contributions to the economy, protect our natural resource base, improve our residents’ health, and enable generations of Michigan youth to thrive.