Policy & Innovation

Articles

  • Community coaching for meaningful change

    Published on April 10, 2025
    MSU Extension SNAP-Ed and community partners leverage mini-grants for greater impact.

  • MSU Extension focuses on food access for all

    Published on August 4, 2021
    From farmers market vouchers to innovative meal delivery services, MSU Extension is committed to helping Michiganders access healthy and nutritious foods.

  • Growing Food, making impacts

    Published on February 1, 2020
    MSU Extension Master Gardener volunteers make a difference in their home communities by teaching others how to grow food and help increase local food security.

  • Improving food access and nutrition education in Flint

    Published on October 1, 2018
    In partnership with the Flint community and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, MSU Extension continues building on existing healthy environment initiatives as well as introducing new interactive nutrition education kiosks.

  • Food insecurity - what can be done?

    Published on March 14, 2018
    Ways we can address food insecurity?

  • Solving food insecurity in Michigan

    Published on January 19, 2017
    A conversation with Phillip Knight, Executive Director of the Food Bank Council of Michigan.

  • Food sovereignty and why it is important

    Published on December 28, 2015
    Food sovereignty is the right to choose what food to eat, where it comes from and how it is grown.

  • What is food sovereignty?

    Published on December 13, 2013
    Food sovereignty is the next step beyond food security that includes people determining their own food or agriculture policy, and being able to choose food that they want.

Improving Nutrition Security: Garden to Food Club

MSU Extension community nutrition instructor Kendra Gibson set in motion a vital partnership that enhances healthy food access and nutrition and physical activity education within Mason County, Michigan.