Resources

Food Policy Resources

Learn more about food policy and food systems using the resources below. We link some of our most recommended resources directly below:

Food Policy Networks: https://foodpolicynetworks.org
Food Policy Networks' Resources Database: https://foodpolicynetworks.org/food-policy-resources
Grassroots Organizing & Advocacy Toolkits for Food Policy Councils

Our CRFS MLFCN Repository for Equity and Access in Food Systems can be found here for a complete list of our suggested resources including primer materials on food systems, how to develop a council, policy advocacy, equity and social justice, as well as more advanced training in food systems.

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Equitable Community Food Assessment Toolkit

Published on June 5, 2026
This toolkit, prepared by the Michigan Local Food Council Network, aims to guide those who seek to conduct an equitable community food assessment in their own communities.
Methodology for Power Mapping for your Community’s Food System

Published on May 11, 2026
This resource offers instructions to host a facilitated exercise for a group looking to examine the players and influences within a community’s food system.
Food Access to Food Sovereignty Workbook: A Spectrum of Food Systems Change

Published on February 27, 2025
This workbook, designed by Shiloh Maples, offers a model that is expansive and inclusive of all food systems change and emphasizes the interconnectedness of food movements.
Racial Equity & Food Justice Training Webinars

Published on February 26, 2025
Explore the intersection of racial equity and food justice with these two webinars and reflection worksheets from Shiloh Maples for the Michigan Local Food Council Network.
2023 Legislative Education Day : Big Takeaways

Published on February 5, 2025
Since 2018, the Michigan Local Food Council Network (MLFCN) has hosted Legislative Education Days events, These events at the Michigan Capitol building in Lansing bring together representatives from a variety of food policy councils and communities.
Equitable Community Food Assessments webinars

Published on December 17, 2024
MSU Center for Regional Food Systems, Food Communities Network – Réseau Communautés Nourricières, and the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future’s Food Policy Networks project co-hosted a webinar series on community food assessments in 2024.