Food System Economic Partnership

  

Food System Economic Partnership

Food starting at the field ending at the supermarket

FSEP exists to catalyze change in the food system of Southeastern Michigan. We provide research, education and outreach with urban and rural partnerships, resulting in agricultural development opportunities, sustainable communities, and healthy local economies.

FSEP Benefit Dinner at Zingerman's Roadhouse
Zingerman's Roadhouse will hold a dinner to benefit FSEP on Tuesday, September 30 at 7 pm. James Beard-award nominated Chef Alex Young will prepare a delicious multi-course meal from a variety of locally-sourced foods (see menu below). Tickets [more]

FSEP Summer 2008 Newsletter
The Summer 2008 edition of the FSEP quarterly newsletter is now online. Articles in this edition include a recap of this year's annual conference; an account of farmers and food in the classroom through FSEP's Farm-to-School program; details [more]

Mike Score's Entrepreneurship Blog
FSEP's Business & Innovation guru, Mike Score, is online with a new entrepreneurship blog. Find out about Mike's services as an agricultural innovation counselor, and read his thoughts on using our [more]

Michigan Market Maker
Michigan Market Maker is an interactive mappying system that locates businesses and markets of agricultural products in Michigan, providing an important link between producers and consumers. Click here to register your [more]

FSEP in the news
FSEP has made another appearance in the local media! FSEP's Mike Score was quoted in a June Dexter Leader piece discussing the growing popularity of farmers' markets and direct farmer-consumer relationships. The article also details some [more]

FSEP Annual Conference
The Food System Economic Partnership hosted its third annual conference on Thursday, April 3rd at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Motherhouse, located at 610 West Elm Avenue in Monroe as part of our efforts to build a better food system in [more]

Map of Southeastern Michigan Farms and Products
FSEP has been working to provide the Southeastern Michigan area with an innovative online regional Farm Product Directory. This directory is designed to support farmers in getting their products to market, and to facilitate interested [more]

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