Evaluating the Economic Impact of Local Food
In early 2013, CRFS and the Union of Concerned Scientists convened economists and local food researchers to examine economic analyses of local and regional food systems. Results will be shared at a May 20 webinar and are presented in a brief publication.
MI Farm to School Grant Program
The Farm to School Grant program awards Michigan K-12 schools/districts with small grants to plan for or implement farm to school programs.
Economic Analysis of Local and Regional Food Systems: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead
This brief, by CRFS and the Union of Concerned Scientists, provides a summary of the discussion that took place among economists and local food research…
Helping the people of Michigan, the United States, and the world develop regionally integrated and sustainable food systems.
About CRFS
The Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems brings together the applied research, education, and outreach expertise of faculty and staff at MSU to advance understanding of and engagement with regional food systems throughout Michigan, the United States, and the world. The Center’s efforts leverage the earlier work and partnerships of MSU’s former C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems and the MSU Student Organic Farm.
Affiliated MSU faculty and staff in agriculture, health and nutrition, economics, sociology, and other disciplines contribute their expertise to the Center’s research, education, and outreach on food systems issues from agricultural production and marketing techniques to healthy corner store initiatives in low-income areas. To date, the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems has engaged over 50 MSU faculty and staff from a dozen academic departments and five colleges, along with MSU AgBioResearch scientists and MSU Extension specialists, as affiliates of the Center.
