Nourish Our Community
Nourish Our Community highlights ideas, resources, and partners that help build a stronger food system. We believe that nourishing our community means providing the ingredients necessary for growth, health, and equity within the food economy so that the environment, businesses, and local communities thrive.
Local Action. Global Impact.
Through our purchasing habits and business practices, the food system has the capacity to nourish our bodies, our planet, and our neighborhoods. It has the potential to be accessible, equitable, fair, healthy, diverse, and sustainable. To help Michigan work towards this goal, People First Economy has a few small steps you can take in your work life and home life that will promote positive change.
In addition to organizations in Michigan, the Nourish Our Community initiative aligns with global efforts to create positive change. The Sustainable Development Goals are outlined by the United Nations Global Compact and recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests. What are the SDGs?
Nourish Our Community amplifies the work of the 2022 Michigan Good Food Charter from the Center for Regional Food Systems. The 2022 Charter outlines a shared vision for a good food system in Michigan with six goals, six strategies, and 22 action recommendations. The Charter calls for systemic change by supporting food systems that ensure food is accessible to everyone, promote healthy communities, use fair and sustainable production methods, and support a diverse and equitable society.