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04/06/2016

As you may know, Kalamazoo Valley Community College is developing a Food Hub as part of the new Bronson Healthy Living Campus. The Food Hub aims to support the local food supply chain by aggregating produce from Southwest Michigan farms and distributing it to hospitals, schools, and universities in Kalamazoo County. More information on the Food Hub is available on our campus website: https://www.kvcc.edu/healthyliving/foodHub.php

As part of our planning process, we are conducting a survey of local farms to better understand their needs, interests, and crops that they could sell through the Hub. Would you please take the survey?

If you don't farm in Southwest Michigan, but know someone who does - would you please forward this on?

TAKE THE SURVEY HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VSWqDrQ-DDro57OgF5qIoYYdelZeNEKqu1WniAsOey0/viewform

At its core, the goal of the Bronson Healthy Living Campus is simply about getting people to eat more healthfully. We think a key component of that is eating food (especially vegetables!) from local farms.

03/08/2016

Reminder – CRFS is hosting a webinar on a new food access survey tool one week from today!

Register Now! “Introducing a Food Access Survey” Training Webinar

Hosted by the Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS)

Shared Measurement Training: Introducing a Food Access Survey

Tuesday, March 15, 2:00-3:00pm ET

Join us for a webinar – part of the Michigan Good Food Charter Shared Measurement training series – that will provide an overview of a new food access survey tool and the associated Request for Applications (RFA) for piloting the tool.

If you are considering applying to participate in the pilot, this webinar will help you understand both the application and the pilot process better! You may also want to sign up if you just want to learn more about the pilot or are interested in using the survey tool in another context.

Courtney Pinard, Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition, and Kathryn Colasanti, CRFS, will cover the following topics:

· Dimensions of food access and associated measures

· A walk-through of the new survey tool and where to access other tools

· Tips on conducting surveys

· An overview of the RFA to pilot the survey tool

· Other opportunities to utilize the survey tool

· Next steps in the shared measurement process

Register today at: https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/51c6c29056224a8866858a512be5123a

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. This webinar will be recorded and made available for later viewing on the CRFS website.

Please pass on to others who may be interested. For questions or more information, please contact Kathryn Colasanti ([email protected]) at the Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems.

Join us for a webinar – part of the Michigan Good Food Charter Shared Measurement training series – that will provide an overview of a new food access survey tool and the associated Request for Applications (RFA) for piloting the tool. Courtney Pinard, Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition, and Kath…