3 Ways to Stay Healthy and Shop Local with Edson Farms
Edson Farms helps their community with wellness, and features local products on their shelves to achieve that mission. This Traverse City store has brought wholesome, sustainable and allergen-friendly…
Highlight on Healthy Eating: National Nutrition Month
Michigan companies make it easy to celebrate National Nutrition Month. Here are our suggestions for keeping a healthy lifestyle while choosing local! Make your smoothie routine as smooth…
Building Healthy Places: Connecting our Communities to Good Food
For the past 9 months, Taste the Local Difference has partnered with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to implement the Building Healthy Places (BHP)…
Mental Health First Aid for Farmers
The National Farmers Union’s 118th Anniversary Convention gathered family farmers, ranchers, and industry professionals at the Hyatt Regency Savannah in Georgia, earlier this March. This is an annual…
Building Healthy Places with Local Food
More than 60% of Michiganders live with one, or more, chronic disease (diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, arthritis, etc.) and 95% of us engage in behaviors that contribute to…
Eat your Greens! Potassium & Health
Potassium is an essential micronutrient, mineral, and an electrolyte. You can find this essential nutrient in unprocessed foods, such as vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts and seeds. Fortunately, this…
Dietitian’s Corner: Bone Health
Bone Health is good health. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, 1 of 2 women and 1 of 4 men over the age of 50 will break a…
Cultivating Health through School Gardens
Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District (TBA ISD) is using gardening as a tool to improve student health. Thanks to SNAP-ED funding through the USDA and the Michigan…
Good Food, Better Health
Baste. Blanch. Chiffonade. Roast. Saute. Zest. Ever see these terms on recipes and wonder “what the heck does that mean?” ? Well, if you have, you are not…
Lady Jane Gourmet Seed Co.: Hemp & Health
In an era when many food products are processed and modified, Lady Jane Gourmet Seed Co seeks to provide better access to healthy, whole food options. Based in…