The Time is Now! Targeted Local Food Systems Investments and Infrastructure: Producing Measurable Impacts for Farmers and Communities (Repeat Session)
November 9, 2026 2:00PM - 3:30PM
Registration Deadline: November 8, 2026 - 11:59PM
Contact: Jamie Rahrig, Judith Barry, May Tsupros
This presentation was previously held on October 8, 2026. Due to the level of interest and to better include our West Coast colleagues, we are repeating this session, with the same content and further discussion on November 9, 2026. We hope you'll join us!
Targeted investments in local food purchasing infrastructure by federal and state government have generated significant returns over the last five years, increasing capacity for local food purchasing and stimulating impacts for producers and consumers. These efforts have highlighted the continued need for targeted funding sources to ensure the resilience to shocks to the food system and support for the maintenance of the gains that were made during the last half decade.
Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems invites food systems leaders, policy and funding decision makers, and state agency leaders, and partners to attend this 90-minute webinar highlighting the implications of the findings from the 2025 National Food Hub Survey, Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (U.S. and Michigan), and 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids and Farms.
Speakers:
- Dr. Judith Barry, Associate Director, CRFS
- Dr. Phil Warsaw, Assistant Professor, MSU Department of Community Sustainability, CRFS Faculty Associate
- Jamie Rahrig, Director of Food and Farm Business Assistance, CRFS
- May Tsupros, Director of Farm to Institution Programs, CRFS
This webinar was previously hosted on October 8, 2026. See the webinar recording here.
This work was supported by funding by the United States Department of Agriculture, Michigan Department of Education, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
About Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems
The Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems advances regionally-rooted food systems through applied research, education, and outreach. We do this by uniting the knowledge and experience of diverse stakeholders with that of MSU faculty and staff. Our work fosters a thriving economy, equity, and sustainability for Michigan, the nation, and the planet by advancing systems that produce food that is healthy, green, fair, and affordable. Learn more: foodsystems.msu.edu
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