Grubstake Invests in your Community
If you’re reading this blog, you’re likely a local food enthusiast who places value on purchasing from local food businesses within your community. You shop at the farmers…
Buy Michigan Now’s 11th Annual Festival Returns to Downtown Northville
Festival to Take Place August 2-4, 2019 (Livonia, July 1, 2019) – Buy Michigan Now is gearing up to host the 11th Annual Buy Michigan Now Festival in…
How will Climate Change Impact Michigan’s Fruit Orchards?
There has been a lot of discussion in recent years about how climate change in going to impact agriculture. The Midwest has been characterized by increasing average temperatures,…
Get to Know our Summer Interns
We are excited to host three great interns this summer! In northern Michigan, we have Emily Lesky as our Community Health Intern and Julia Linder as our Communications…
Upcoming Local Food Events – SE Michigan
Whether the weather makes us feel like it or not, summer is here! And that means more opportunities to get out of the house and enjoy local food…
United Way of Washtenaw Leads Strategies for Success
By 2030, we aspire to live in a community where your zip code no longer determines your opportunity in life. United Way of Washtenaw County fights for the…
Michigan Tech Students Conduct Food Assessment
I’ll admit, I have a lot to learn about the Western Upper Penisula’s local food system. My connections there have been growing and I’ve met a lot of…
What does local mean to you?
On Saturday, March 16th, I presented My Local Food Relationship at Northern Michigan University’s TEDx. (Editor’s note: link to video is coming soon!)
A Farmer’s Diary: Beginning Farmer Institute, Part 3
Our third and final Beginning Farmer Institute (BFI) session took us to Washington state to talk business formation, business planning and long-term health, land tenure, credit, taxation, liability,…
Investing in Local Pollinators
Pollinators may appear small, but they have a massive impact in our ecosystem. These buzzing bees and native pollinators are a necessary, yet often forgotten, component of our…