The Farmington Farmers Market Welcomes you to Saturday Life in a Michigan Small Town
The Farmington Farmers & Artisans Market will open its 24th year of community service on Saturday May 20th at the corner of Grand River and Grove Street in…
Growing Knowledge: Michigan State University Student Organic Farm
The MSU Student Organic Farm (SOF) began as a student project and has grown into a 15-acre, year-round teaching and production farm. The farm is certified organic and…
As You Dish: Celebrating Michigan’s Natural Bounty
This past week, I overheard two men talking about Turkey Season, which lasts until May 31, 2017. Sportsmen around the state have bagged game and brought it to…
Community Celebrates Earth Day by Expanding Local Food Production
Partridge Creek Farms is celebrating Earth Day on Saturday, April 22 by building 50 raised beds across downtown Ishpeming. But they aren’t doing it alone. More than 70…
Spring into Health with a Vegetable Garden
Spring peepers, rain storms, crocus and daffodils. Spring has sprung! Soon, it will be time to turn over the soil and get your vegetable garden planted. Having a…
Convenient, Sustainable, and Accessible : Finding the Right CSA for You
If you’re looking for a easy way to consistently access local food, consider joining a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program.
Hive Mentality
Lisa Bashert of Ypsilanti believes so passionately in urban beekeeping that she broke a law—a city ordinance, to be precise—to prove her point.
Introducing the Farm to Resource Directory
The rising demand for local food has presented new opportunities and challenges for an industry that has largely been export-based for the past 50 years. So when local…
Eat Local for People, Planet, Economy
Where does your money go when you buy products from California or a major corporation?
Growing Local Food through Growing New Farmers
Landen Tetil became the first farmer apprentice at Michigan State University’s North Farm in Chatham three years ago. The program aims to increase local food production in the…