Center for Regional Food Systems Michigan Food Hub Learning and Innovation Network

News

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  You are invited to take the 2021 National Food Hub Survey

  Published on December 8, 2021
  Food hubs and other organizations that aggregate and distribute regional food products are encouraged to participate in the 2021 survey.

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  Successful businesses and an equitable, sustainable local food value chain

  Published on April 23, 2021
  In this update, we share how we and our partners are supporting businesses and documenting the impact of the local food value chain.

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  New addition to U.S. food hub longitudinal data now available

  Published on December 22, 2020
  2019 National Food Hub Survey report gives key findings, trends, takeaways, and extensive figures of pre-COVID-19 food hub operations.

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  Michigan food for Michiganders during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Published on March 30, 2020
  Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems is coordinating networks that are helping to feed Michigan’s families and communities and support Michigan’s food businesses as they weather the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• CRFS Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Published on March 20, 2020
  The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many challenges and concerns to our tables. Please email us if you have a need that we may be able to help with.

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  Your Good Food Story, Your Photos

  Published on March 12, 2020
  Apply by March 31 to get a camera and training or a professional photo shoot!

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  What will it take to advance good food in Michigan? We want to hear from you!

  Published on February 24, 2020
  We need your help to ensure the updated Michigan Good Food Charter provides a robust foundation for the road ahead.

• Cultivating Collective Action: The Ecology of a Statewide Food Network

  Published on November 24, 2015
  The Center for Regional Food Systems was highlighted in a report published in November 2015 by the University of Minnesota.

• Local Foods Group to hold Iowa Regional Meeting

  Published on November 10, 2015
  Senior associate director, Rich Pirog, expressed how his two decades with the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University prepared him for his work in the Michigan local foods movement.

• Michigan Food Hub Network to expand under renewed grant

  Published on August 25, 2015
  The MSU Center for Regional Food Systems has received a $450k continuation grant from the Kresge Foundation to expand the Michigan Food Hub Network.

• Food Hubs Growing in Michigan

  Published on April 1, 2013
  An article on the AFPD website.

• CRFS Receives Food Hub Grant

  Published on July 5, 2012
  A grant from The Kresge Foundation will support developing a food hub network in Michigan.