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Engaging the people of Michigan, the United States and the world in developing regionally integrated, sustainable #foodsystems.

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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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Ready to grow your business? Apply for the EGLE NextCycle Seed Grant by July 31, 2025. This funding opportunity is focused on keeping materials out of landfill. Get the full eligibility and application details:
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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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All aboard! Check out this new Self-Guided Learning Journey for Food and Farm Businesses to prepare for funding. Through these short videos, you can learn fundraising strategies to start, launch, and expand your food or farm business.
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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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Register for this webinar on July 23, 2:30 PM CST | 3:30 PM EST to learn about how tracking your cash flow can help get you ready for funding through the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center. Register now: @ChiFoodPolicy @EdibleAlpha
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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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An Annotated Bibliography on Structural Racism Present in the U.S. Food System offers a foundation for learning and communicating about structural racism in the U.S. food system. Access this bibliography here #LocalFood #FoodSystems #StructuralRacism
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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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Farm to ECE fits in childcare centers, family childcare, Head Start, and preschool settings — helping kids learn about food, gardening, and nutrition. Our new resource shows how activities align with early learning standards: #FarmtoECE #LocalFood
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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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"Farmers and food businesses need our support more now than ever. It is my honor working alongside them, getting more resources into the hands of people working hard to strengthen our local communities.". Thanks to Jamie for her business savvy outlook and her kind heart!
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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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Last month, the House Ag Committee passed a sweeping budget reconciliation bill that proposes the total elimination of SNAP-Ed. Read more in MSU Extension’s live educational toolkit to learn key points about proposed legislation. #SNAPEdWorks #SNAPEd
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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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This story, by our friends at Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities, features Josh Miller, Nutrition and Wellness Education Program Supervisor for the Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds Program at Saginaw ISD!. groundwork
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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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Get your ducks in a row with this new resource from MSU Center for Regional Food Systems! Our new pub was created to help farmers understand regulations for poultry: chicken, turkey, ducks, geese, and other fowl, for meat: .#FarmBusiness #MichiganGrown
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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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Make business planning an achievable, approachable, and beneficial endeavor with the Time Management Workbook. This resource provides a roadmap to project management, as well as a daily and weekly planner for food and farm businesses. #FarmBusiness
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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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SNAP-Ed helps families eat healthier, stretch their food budgets, and live more active lives. Through schools, food pantries, community gardens, and local partnerships, it supports lasting changes in health and well-being!. #SNAPEdWorks #msuextension.
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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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We love to see food businesses succeeding at events like the Michigan Good Food Fund Pitch Competition. Learn more about this year's event and winners here:
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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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📢 Know a Early Care and Education provider? Pass June's Farm to ECE newsletter their way! .Check it out here:
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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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This story by FoodTank shares insights from Rachel Kelly, Senior Resource and Research Development Specialist, and Dr. M. Jahi Johnson-Chappell, Director, Center for Regional Food Systems, on our recently updated resource. Read on to learn more:
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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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The Loan Readiness Toolbox for Food and Farm Businesses provides clear, action steps to preparing to apply for financing. Get started: . #FoodBusiness #FarmFinancing #FoodSystems #BusinessAssistance
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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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USDA announced $72.9M in Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funding to support marketing, education, and research that boost specialty crop competitiveness. State ag agencies can apply by July 7, 2025, via Learn more:
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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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Asparagus is a Cultivate Michigan Summer Feature Food! Explore Michigan asparagus sourcing tips, resources, and.recipes and more here: Check out the National Asparagus Festival this weekend in Hart, Michigan!.
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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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🌱 Explore how to connect farm to early care and education practices across Michigan early learning and development standards in this new resource from @MSUCRFS. Check it out: .#FarmtoECE #LocalFood #Michigan #MichiganGrown
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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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From farm to market, this new resource offers a visual flowchart, scenarios, and equipment lists for farmers to consider adding poultry as a value added product to their business. Check it out here: . #PoultryFarming #MichiganFarmers #ValueAddedFarming
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MSU Center for Regional Food Systems
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Join the MLFCN's meeting on 6/19 at 10am. Through legislative updates and space to forge connections among councils, monthly MLFCN meetings work towards improved food outcomes for communities across MI. #FoodSystem #MichiganFood #MLFCN #FoodPolicy
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