What is your current position? Local Food Systems Outreach Specialist, The Common Market The Common Market is a non-profit regional food distributor that operates in four regions across the U.S: The Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Texas, and now the Great Lakes. In the Mid-Atlantic chapter, we work to aggregate product from over 80 family farms from New […]
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February 6th, 2024 In this Food Literacy for All session shakara tyler, Jerry Hebron, Joe Cialdella, gabrielle knox , discussed “The History and Future of Food in Detroit.” Register to attend future Food Literacy 2024 sessions here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_diO8D1vIQVezN_hKY3FBhw#/registration
January 30th, 2024 In this Food Literacy for All session, Laura MacIntyre, Laura Nadal, Hannah Whitbeck, and Celize Christy, discussed “There’s Power in a Union: Organizing Workers in the Food System.” Register to attend future Food Literacy 2024 sessions here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_diO8D1vIQVezN_hKY3FBhw#/registration
January 23rd, 2024 In this Food Literacy for All session, Christy Spackman discussed “The Taste of Water.” Register to attend future Food Literacy 2024 sessions here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_diO8D1vIQVezN_hKY3FBhw#/registration
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January 16th, 2024 In this Food Literacy for All session, Shiloh Maples discussed “Food as Resistance.” Register to attend future Food Literacy 2024 sessions here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_diO8D1vIQVezN_hKY3FBhw#/registration
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University of Michigan food systems professor, Ivette Perfecto, was inducted on September 30, 2023 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. Learn more about her research and how she ended up doing work in food systems in the following interview. Where did you grow up?
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What is your current position? I am the Director for the Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS) at Michigan State University where I’m also the WK Kellogg Foundation Endowed Chair in Food, Society and Sustainability. I’m also a professor in the Department of Community Sustainability, the department that houses CRFS. What courses do you normally
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April 18th, 2023 In this Food Literacy for All session, Jessica Kenyatta Walker, shakara tyler, and Lilly Fink Shapiro wrapped up the semester with a class synthesis.
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April 4th, 2023 In this Food Literacy for All session, Dianne Glave discussed “Rooted in the Earth: Reclaiming the African American Heritage.” Register to attend future Food Literacy 2023 sessions here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0TGY1FaMRMSW2VzuP2pPDQ
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April 4th, 2023 In this Food Literacy for All session, Kiki Louya & Ederique Goudia discussed “Equity Matters: The Rise, Fall & Future of Detroit’s Restaurant Industry.” Register to attend future Food Literacy 2023 sessions here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0TGY1FaMRMSW2VzuP2pPDQ
