The Michigan State University Center for Economic Analysis and Center for Regional Food Systems collaborated to investigate the economic value of local food in Michigan. The centers recently released Valuing Michigan's Local Food System<http://foodsystems.msu.edu/resources/local-food-econ>, a brief that summarizes findings of an analysis of the economic value of Michigan's farm production that is ultimately consumed as “local food." You can find the brief at http://foodsystems.msu.edu/resources/local-food-econ. -- Liz Gensler Communications & Grant Specialist Center for Regional Food Systems | Michigan State University 480 Wilson Rd, Rm 309 | Natural Resources Building | East Lansing, MI 48824 (p) 517-353-1914 | (f) 517-353-3834 foodsystems.msu.edu If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html