Food Access to Food Sovereignty

Everyone has the resources to access and afford healthy, culturally relevant food where they live, work, learn, and play and the ability to shape the food systems that impact them.

Indicator: Number of direct to consumer outlets accepting food assistance in Michigan

Related Charter Actions:

#5: Equip farmers markets with tools, resources, and policy support to create thriving marketplaces for local farm and food products.

#20: Eliminate barriers to food and nutrition security and ensure the nutritional needs of Michigan’s children are met.

Key Highlights

Number of of FM doubled from 2006 to 2015.

By 2014, about half of Michigan Farmers Markets were accepting SNAP Benefits.

DoubleUp Food Bucks Sites doubled from 2011 to 2013 and saw an additional 50% increase by 2015.

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Sources: Michigan Farmers Market Association; Fair Food Network

Systems Change Profile: A Closer Look

The Michigan Farmers Market Association has worked tirelessly to provide resources to markets and farmers and has advocated at state and federal levels to ensure Michiganders have more access to fresh, affordable local food in their communities.

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Indicator: Number of individual local food (policy) councils and other regional/statewide advocacy initiatives working on specific policy issues

Related Charter Actions:

#7: Create leadership development pathways for a diverse body of community experts to advocate and guide good food systems initiatives, networks, and policy.

#8: Increase the collective power of local food councils and other community-driven advocacy coalitions to influence policy.

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