Register to attend! In-person event with Nessa Richman, author of Food Policy Councils: Building Civic Engagement and Community Well-Being

Hello all,

We’re about two weeks away now from this author talk event hosted by the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems featuring Nessa Richman, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Food Policy Council and author of Food Policy Councils: Building Civic Engagement and Community Well-Being (Routledge, 2026). If you’re in or around Michigan, register now to reserve your spot to attend this free, in-person event on MSU’s main campus in East Lansing, MI on Friday, September 25th! See more details below, including a link to register, and in the flyer attached.

Author Talk with Nessa Richman 

Growing Resilience: How Food Policy Councils are Building Civic Engagement and Community Well-Being 

September 25, 2026, 2:00-3:30 pm ET with a light reception to follow, 3:30-4:30pm

Erickson Hall Kiva, 620 Farm Lane

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI  

Learn more and register 

Discover how Food Policy Councils drive public health, economic vitality, and community well-being. During this free event, Author Nessa Richman will share practical strategies and actionable, research-based tools for building a more equitable, resilient local food system. This event will also include a discussion, examples from Michigan-based local food policy councils—including the Washtenaw County Food Policy Council and Flint & Genesee County Food Policy Council—and audience engagement designed to spur thinking about what works in our state for resilient, sustainable food systems.

This event is hosted by the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems through the Statewide and Regional Food Systems Plans National Community of Practice (NCoP) and the Michigan Local Food Council Network. This work is supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and this event is also sponsored by the MSU Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems program and the Stuckman Chair in Food Economics and Policy.

Visit www.fpcbook.com for more information about Food Policy Councils: Building Civic Engagement and Community Well-Being. Note that this book listing through the publisher does have open access content.

Best,

Colleen Matts

(she/her)

Assistant Director for Strategy

Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems

matts@msu.edu | 517.432.0310

foodsystems.msu.edu

**************************************************
The Michigan Local Food Council Network listserv is a platform for communication among network members, coordinators and its sponsor, the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems. This listserv is intended for educational and informational purposes and subscribers are encouraged to share relevant information and opportunities. The listserv is not to be used for lobbying activity, i.e., attempting to influence legislation by asking others to contact or directly contacting members of a legislative body or government officials or by encouraging the public to take action on a specific piece of legislation or rule.

***

To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to LISTSERV@LIST.MSU.EDU with "SIGNOFF MIFOODCOUNCIL" in the message body (not subject).