2025 CRFS Impact Report
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EmailThe Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS) works to engage the people of Michigan, the United States and the world in applied research, education and outreach to develop regionally integrated, sustainable food systems.
This inaugural Impact Report aims to provide an overview of our efforts driving towards food systems transformation.
Inside, you’ll find:
- 2025: Our Year in Review
- CRFS by the Numbers
- Spotlights on our Focus Areas:
- Food System Planning, Infrastructure, and Policy
- Farm to Early Care, School, and Institution
- Farm and Food Business Development
- CRFS in Action:
- An Annotated Bibliography on Structural Racism in the U.S. Food System
- 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids and Farms
- Michigan Good Food Charter
- What’s Next for CRFS?
- Thank you and Acknowledgements
Our work is made possible thanks to our generous funders, individual donors, Michigan State University, and Michigan State University Extension. We are thankful to our state, regional, and national partners who inspire and work alongside us.
For more information:
- Dr. M. Jahi Johnson-Chappell, Director of CRFS, Professor, and W.K. Kellogg Endowed Chair, chappe17@msu.edu
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