The MFPC consists of 21 Council Members representing a broad spectrum of government agencies and non-governmental entities including:

• The Directors from each of the following state agencies: Department of Agriculture ? chair (MDA), Department of Labor and Economic Growth (DLEG), Department of Community Health (MDCH), Department of Education (MDE), Department of Human Services (MDHS), and Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ).
• Two representatives from farm organizations in the state
• Two representatives from the sustainable agriculture community
• One representative from higher education
• One representative from K-12 education
• One representative from community-based urban development
• One representative from rural development
• One representative from the anti-hunger community
• One representative from the public health arena
• One representative from the food-processing sector
• One representative from the food-retailing sector
• One representative from the non-food manufacturing sector
• One representative from the restaurant sector
• One representative from organized labor