Corn Festival at the Birmingham Farmers Market
BIRMINGHAM, MI, August 4, 2017 – Celebrate one of Michigan’s sweetest harvests with games, special kids crafts, demonstrations and old-fashioned corn shelling at the Birmingham Farmers Market Corn…
Building a Co-op in Iron County
Darren Mercier didn’t imagine he’d be spearheading the effort to establish a natural food cooperative. But, when he moved to Iron River on the western border of the…
Stone Coop Farm: Supporting the Next Generation of Farmers
Like many first generation farmers, Joannée DeBruhl came to agriculture in a roundabout way. After being laid off, Joannée and a few friends started a community garden to…
From Apples to Zucchini
Oryana has been a proponent of local food since its inception in 1973. As farmer Jim Schwantes of Sweeter Song Farm said, “Before there was a local food…
The Friendly Faces (and Farms) of Cheboygan
In our 2017 Guide to Local Food in Northern Michigan, we profiled Alpena in Northeastern Michigan. Now, it’s Cheboygan’s time to shine. We talked with a few…
Your Crepe Escape : Flint Crepe Company
The Flint Crepe Company began serving crepes and coffee to the Flint community in 2009. At first, it was nothing more than a mobile crepe cart at the…
Weaving Together Community and Good Food
On the edge of Ann Arbor, at the Tillian Farm Development Center, dark leafy greens and crisp, flavorful salad mixes are artfully tended by Hannah Rose Webber. A…
The Art of Celebrating Food
Natural Northern Foods started in 2005 making a fresh salsa using only fresh ingredients, with no sugar added or preservatives, selling only at the Sara Hardy Farmers Market.
Where the Road Meets the Wine: Tour De Vine
“It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and can coast down them…. Thus…
Organic Food, Beer, and Gear: The Flying Moose
Stepping into The Flying Moose, in downtown Marquette, feels like what stepping into a store probably felt like 100 years ago, except now there is kombucha on tap.…