New Network Goal and Objectives

The Food & Farming Network Council proposes a revision of the Goal and Objectives to more closely align with those of the Michigan Good Food Charter. 
 
The current draft of the new goal is shown below. Revisions will appear here as available. The current goal and objectives are shown below the proposed revision. You are welcome to comment to jimsluyter@mlui.org. 
 
NEW GOAL: Increase the resilience and bring to at least 20 percent by 2020 the amount of food purchased locally from the region’s food and agriculture system.
 
OBJECTIVES
By 2020:
1.     Northwest Michigan farmers will supply 20% of all the region’s institutional, retailer, and consumer food purchases.
2.   Northwest Michigan institutions will source 20% of their food product from Northwest Michigan growers, producers, and processors.
3.    Northwest Michigan will generate new agri-food businesses at a rate that enables 20% of food purchased in the region to come from the region.
4.  100% of northwest Michigan residents will have access to an ample, high-quality, healthy, and culturally diverse diet, 20% of which comes from the region.
5.   Northwest Michigan’s farmland and associated water and energy resources will be available and affordable in order to build and maintain a long-term, sustainable business environment for diverse local agriculture and food production.
 
CURRENT GOAL: Increase the resilience and double the value of the region's food and agricultural system by 2019. 
       
OBJECTIVES
1.    Double the market value of food and agriculture sales.
2.    Increase to 10 percent (from current est. 2 percent) the market share of regional food expenditures going to regional food and agriculture businesses.
3.    Ensure that all residents have access to an ample high-quality, healthy, and culturally diverse diet.
4.    Increase the profitability and diversity of the regional food and agriculture system’s participants, products, markets, services, and facilities.
5.    Secure the availability and affordability of sufficient regional farmland and associated water and energy resources to build and maintain a long-term, sustainable business environment for local agriculture and food production.