August 12, 2016

Exploring Food: Zucchini

By week seven of my share I had things down. Everything was starting to look familiar and I knew what I was doing. However, I found something in…

August 5, 2016

Exploring Food: Bok Choy

I must say that week six of my share was the best so far. It led me to cook with something brand new that I now love and…

July 24, 2016

Exploring Food: Turnips

For most of my life whenever I heard the word “turnip” I wrinkled my nose. Most of what I’d heard about the vegetable was not positive and I’d…

July 20, 2016

Exploring Food: Garlic Scapes and Onions

In the fourth week of my CSA share, I found some more things that were completely new to me. There were snap peas, greens, garlic scapes and something…

July 11, 2016

Exploring Food: Beets

My third CSA share contained a little bit more color than I was used to seeing. I was excited to see the fun, different vegetables in my box–an…

July 1, 2016

Exploring Food: Escarole and Kohlrabi

Picking up my second CSA share was fun. Instead of picking it up at the farm, I went to the Famers Market in downtown Traverse City to collect…

June 23, 2016

Exploring Food: Sorrel

Sometimes, if you’re like me and have zero experience with farming or eating fresh food, you have no idea what you’re eating. Luckily, with time, my palate has…

June 20, 2016

The 2016 Traverse City Wine & Art Festival

THIS Saturday marks the last weekend in June and one of our favorite events of the summer– The Traverse City Wine & Art Festival. The day is quickly approaching, and all of…

June 7, 2016

Mission Table Opens After Renovations

The Mission Table Restaurant on Old Mission Peninsula has officially reopened! The esteemed restaurant, in the Historic Bowers Harbor Inn, closed for the winter to undergo renovations. The…