March 6, 2018

Macomb Food Collaborative hosts annual local food conference

While this conference is a regional event, highlighting the Macomb County food system is the theme of this year’s All About Food Conference. A keynote panel of Macomb…

March 6, 2018

Thunder Bay is Kicking it Up a Few Notches This Summer

The 65th Annual Brew on the Bay in Alpena, hosted by the Rotary Club, sure made a splash this year. As soon as I arrived at the Aplex…

March 1, 2018

What to cook with… Celeriac?

If you are anything like me, your winter storage vegetable selection is dwindling down and you are wondering what to do with all that celeriac. Celeriac may be…

February 28, 2018

Edible Flint Sows Seeds for a Healthy Future

It’s a beautiful day in Flint, Michigan. The sky is clear, flowers are in bloom and the volunteer gardeners in the edible flint Demonstration Garden are hard at work.…

January 4, 2018

Food Systems and Agricultural Job Opportunities in Michigan

Development Director, Crosshatch Center for Art and Ecology, Bellaire Crosshatch is seeking a full time development professional with strong skills and living experience in donor development, grant writing,…

January 3, 2018

Winter on the Farm: Daybreak Dreamfarm

We’ve asked three different farmers during the long winter months, “What are your plans this winter?” The winter is a very different time for farmers, it’s a time…

January 2, 2018

Big Medicine Ranch: Farm Fresh Coffees

It’s about the beans…at Big Medicine Coffee, we seek, source and roast the highest quality, freshest, “Specialty” coffees from Organic, sustainable coffee farms. …. Heirloom Ethiopians from Hambela,…

December 4, 2017

Local Gift Ideas

Looking for a way to shop local this holiday season? Check out our holiday gift guide and support Michigan producers and growers this season.

December 4, 2017

Winter on the Farm : Spirit of Walloon

Often wonder what farmers do during the winter? Do they travel the world, bundle up with a favorite book, or take on new hobbies? Despite appearance, winter is…

November 27, 2017

Agro-Tourism Rises to Challenges

Walk through any Leelanau County or Traverse City farmers market and it’s hard to miss how much things have grown. For the past 15 years, these markets and…