New CRFS publication charts evolution of ³good food²

The Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems has recently released The Local Food Movement: Setting the State for Good Food, now available on the CRFS website. This publication provides history on the local food movement in the United States and its link to "good food" – food that is healthy, affordable, fair, and green – within the contexts of food access and health, food justice and sovereignty, the environment, and racial equity. The publication also contains a stand-alone timeline highlighting a sampling of events, policies, and statistics over the past 70 years that chronicle the growth of local food in the U.S. through the lens of the four elements of good food.  

The publication and timeline are available at http://foodsystems.msu.edu/resources/local-food-movement-setting-the-stage.

Support for this work comes from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. For more information about the publication and timeline, contact the lead author:

Rich Pirog, CRFS Senior Associate Director

rspirog@msu.edu

517-353-0694

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Liz Gensler

Communications & Grant Specialist 

Center for Regional Food Systems | Michigan State University

480 Wilson Rd, Rm 309 | Natural Resources Building | East Lansing, MI 48824

(p) 517-353-1914 | (f) 517-353-3834 

foodsystems.msu.edu 

CRFS Welcomes New Associate Director

The Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems is pleased to announce the arrival of Karen Sturdivant to her new post as CRFS Managing Associate Director today.  Karen will oversee CRFS operations, working closely with staff, affiliates, and partners, in this newly-created position.  Prior to joining CRFS, Karen was special program administrator for the Fulton County, GA, government, and comes to the position with many years of experience in the public, nonprofit, and higher education sectors. 

For the full press release on Karen's joining CRFS, see http://foodsystems.msu.edu/news/stories/read/new-mng-ad.

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Liz Gensler

Communications & Grant Specialist 

Center for Regional Food Systems | Michigan State University

480 Wilson Rd, Rm 309 | Natural Resources Building | East Lansing, MI 48824

(p) 517-353-1914 | (f) 517-353-3834 

foodsystems.msu.edu 

Recipes wanted!

Hi all,

Please see below for a request for tested institutional food service recipes for Michigan blueberries, tomatoes and apples and directions to submit below!

 

Best,

 

Colleen Matts

Farm to Institution Specialist | Michigan Lead for National Farm to School Network

Center for Regional Food Systems | Michigan State University

480 Wilson Rd | Rm 303 Natural Resources Building | East Lansing, MI 48824

(p) 517.432.0310

www.foodsystems.msu.edu | www.mifarmtoschool.msu.edu

 

 

From: Ziegler, Garrett
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 10:37 AM
To: Matts, Colleen; Hillary Bisnett
Subject: Recipe ask 2.0

 

In an effort to create a useful resource for Michigan institutions looking to purchase more local food, Cultivate Michigan will include institutional-scale recipes in our toolkits for each Featured Food from Michigan. We are reaching out to institutional food service directors/chefs from across the state to provide tested recipes that feature three specific locally grown products for the remainder of 2014: Blueberries, Tomatoes (any variety), and Apples. If you have a favorite recipe featuring any of these products, pass it on!

Please send recipe contributions for any of the three products listed above to info@cultivatemichigan.org. Along with your name, role and affiliation, please include the following with your recipe submission:

·         Recipe Name

·         Ingredients     

·         Directions

·         Serving size

·         Number of servings

·         Nutritional analysis (if available)

·         Photos of final dish (if available)

 

This is a great opportunity for you to be highlighted in our toolkits for your amazing work as chefs, menu planners, and food service/nutrition directors. Check out the Asparagus Purchasing Guide to see how we showed off the recipes of other food service directors, as well as other materials to help you purchase, use and promote Michigan asparagus when it’s in season – it’s right around the corner!

 

Please direct responses and questions to info@cultivatemichigan.org. Thank you for your help and support in making Farm to Institution a reality for all Michigan institutions!

 

Garrett Ziegler

Extension Educator, Community Food Systems

MSU Extension Greening Michigan Institute

 

MSU Extension at the Downtown Market

109 Logan SW

Suite B102

Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Office: 616.608.7436

Cell: 814.777.3562

zieglerg@anr.msu.edu

 

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FW: CRFS Hiring Academic Specialist-Communications & Outreach (position #9464)

FYI!

 

From: Gensler, Liz [mailto:gensler@MSU.EDU]
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 9:41 AM
To: CRFS-ALL@LIST.MSU.EDU
Subject: [CRFS] CRFS Hiring Academic Specialist-Communications & Outreach (position #9464)

 

The Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems is accepting applications for an Academic Specialist for Communications & Outreach.  This position will support outreach efforts to communicate CRFS project results via web, social media, publications, presentations, news releases, etc.  The Communications & Outreach Specialist will lead outreach for CRFS, disseminating information to a broad audience - including the public and internal (MSU) and external stakeholders - and identifying effective processes for staff and affiliates to communicate research and outreach project results.  

 

For the full position description and to find information on CRFS, visit foodsystems.msu.edu.

 

This is a 90% FTE annual year position.  Applications will be accepted until June 2, 2014, or until a suitable candidate is identified.  To apply, visit jobs.msu.edu and search for faculty/academic staff posting #9464.

 

Questions about the position or search process should be directed to Rich Pirog, CRFS Senior Associate Director, at rspirog@msu.edu or 517-353-0694.

 

Please feel free to share this announcement with your networks.

 

 

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Liz Gensler

Communications & Grant Specialist 

Center for Regional Food Systems | Michigan State University

480 Wilson Rd, Rm 309 | Natural Resources Building | East Lansing, MI 48824

(p) 517-353-1914 | (f) 517-353-3834 

foodsystems.msu.edu 

CRFS & affiliates awarded four USDA grants

The Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems is proud to share that the center and its affiliates have recently been awarded nearly $2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative for four projects on regional food system development.  

CRFS' Livestock Work Group was awarded a $500,000 grant to conduct research on Michigan's small and midsized livestock producers, strengthen their business networks, and develop a public-private work group model to increase their viability.  Three of CRFS' faculty affiliates have received similarly-sized grants for projects to address grass-fed beef production, the establishment of an incubator farm in the Upper Peninsula, and food hub development in Michigan and Missouri.

For more information on these projects, please see the press release on the CRFS website. 

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Liz Gensler

Communications & Grant Specialist 

Center for Regional Food Systems | Michigan State University

480 Wilson Rd, Rm 309 | Natural Resources Building | East Lansing, MI 48824

(p) 517-353-1914 | (f) 517-353-3834 

foodsystems.msu.edu 

Extension of MI Farm to School Grant to May 13th

Greetings! 

Hope you are having a nice evening. 

Just to let you know that the MI Farm to School Grant Application deadline has been extended to May 13th 2014. We welcome early childcare programs and schools to take advantage of this unique opportunity to begin or expand a Farm to School or Farm to Preschool program. Attached please find the planning grant application and the implementation grant application. Please contact me if you have any questions.

All the Best, Julia  

Julia Smith, PhD

Farm to School Specialist 

Center for Regional Food Systems

Department of Community Sustainability

Michigan State University

480 Wilson Rd, Rm 309

East Lansing, MI 48824

517-432-4525