Part One: On Becoming A Farmer
Editor’s Note: Brian Bates, farmer and partner at Bear Creek Organic Farm in Petoskey, Michigan, gave the keynote address at the annual Northwest Food and Farming Network Farm…
Two Partnerships for the Price of One: Taste the Local Difference Offers In-kind Membership with the Small Business Association of Michigan
Taste the Local Difference (TLD) is constantly looking for ways to add value for our partners in the food system. We are excited to announce a new relationship…
Bee Mine: Algomah Acres Honey Farm
The wintery months like February are the months for everyone, including bees, to hibernate, dream of flowers, and plan for the months ahead. There are many reasons to…
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? To Get to the Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference
Come attend this fun and informative weekend conference organized by Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology on January 27-28. There will be dozens of community members from across 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…
Washtenaw County’s First Meet-the-Buyers Event: The next step in strengthening our local food economy
Did you know that Washtenaw County has a food policy council? You may be asking yourself, what is food policy and why is it important to our community?…
Stormcloud Brewing Company Grows Community
Local foods infuse Stormcloud Brewing Company, from the food to the brewery and even the hands-on customer experience.
The 2016 Guide to Local Food in NMI is here
Over the last year, Taste the Local Difference® has added a lot of new territory to our service area. For the first time ever we are including all…
Ending Food Waste – Feeding People
The amount of food wasted in our nation is stunning. “In the United States, 31 percent — or 133 billion pounds — of the 430 billion pounds of…