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Have you joined the food movement?
Published on May 31, 2013
Become a part of the food movement by seeking out opportunities to purchase local foods through markets, grocery stores and restaurants. -
Build better lines of communication with employees through listening and feedback
Published on May 31, 2013
Employers aim to protect the substantial investments they make in employee development, but this can be undone if they do not accept employee feedback. -
Breweries leading the way in triple bottom line style
Published on May 31, 2013
Michigan brewers focus on sustainability and non-profit causes rather than just profit, demonstrating in real time that the triple bottom line represents a successful business model. -
Michigan institutions expand local food purchasing
Published on May 31, 2013
Recent surveys by the Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS) demonstrate that many institutions are eager to put more local food on their menus and area farmers are interested in supplying it. -
Access to property is necessary to protect homes and personal property from wildfire damage
Published on May 31, 2013
The MSU Extension Firewise program offers tips on how cottage owners can make their property more accessible to firefighting and emergency equipment. -
Co-opetition: a model for economic development in the agri-food system?
Published on May 31, 2013
While co-opetition may have gained popular definition in California’s hi-tech manufacturing sector, co-opetition amongst farmers may indeed spur regional economic development in the growing agri-food sector here in Michigan. -
Clearing up confusion about artisan food
Published on May 30, 2013
In an environment where the term “artisan” has become the latest buzzword, how does a consumer distinguish between a marketing label and the real deal? -
Design charrette creates Lansing to Webberville corridor improvements
Published on May 30, 2013
The Vision Charrette for Michigan/Grand River Avenues, from the Lansing Capitol to Webberville, is an example of a Michigan region using this process to enhance a highway corridor. -
How do you deal with conflict?
Published on May 30, 2013
The ability to tell your facts and feelings without judgment, explain the general outcome you’d like, and ask for the other’s view point of the situation can lead to mutual conflict resolution. -
Multi-stakeholder cooperatives: connective strategies – solidarity as a business model
Published on May 30, 2013
Communities, businesses and leaders working together can create a viable economy that recirculates dollars and celebrates locality as a strategy.