As Seasonal As Humanly Possible
Ever wonder why a restaurant and market in northern Michigan would undertake the overwhelming task of transitioning to nearly 100% farm-to-table? After all, “locally grown” takes on a…
The Pursuit of Hoppiness in Alpena
Alpena Municipal Council just voted 5-0 to allow Eric Peterson to host a craft beer festival on September 30th this year at his restaurant, The Fresh Palate, and…
On Being OF a Place
ON BEING OF A PLACE By Bill Palladino When people ask me where I’m from, I tell them without hesitation that I’m from the Bronx, New York. The…
Big Ideas/Micro Loans— Spring 2017 Micro Loan Program
This is Grain Train‘s second year of partnering with Crosshatch to provide micro-loans for local farmers or food related businesses. We’re quite honored to be a part of this…
MDARD Announces Specialty Crop Public Input Opportunity
For Immediate Release: December 8, 2016 Media Contact: Jessy Sielski, 517-284-5725 To ensure effective priorities within the Michigan Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, the Michigan Department of Agriculture…
Sowing Seeds for the Future: The Potential for a Food and Farming Housing Cooperative
A cooperative living community of farm workers, food service employees, culinary students, agri-business entrepreneurs, and other local food and farming partners could address the intersection of several problems…
Underserved Farmers Feeding The Underserved
For the last four years, Cary Junior has been working to create a market for a small group of black farmers not far from Detroit’s city center. As…
Connecting local food, nutrition with mental health
Mental health affects us all. In fact, one in five adults in the United States experiences mental illness in any given year. It is very likely you or…
Farming at Oakland University : Student Garden Grows into Thriving Program
On a corner of Oakland University’s property in sprawling Rochester Hills, it still feels like country. This is where Matilda Dodge Wilson once raised poultry and where, in…
Beginning Reflections : The New VISTA in Town
Early in my time here, Heather Ratliffe, one of my supervisors and co-chair of the Northwestern Michigan Food and Farming Network, explained something very essential to me, “In…