July 5, 2017

Produce to the People! : Growing Hope’s Mobile Farm Market

“Every mobile farm market is unique to the community it’s in,” said Erica Bloom, the program director of Growing Hope in Ypsilanti. Through their urban farm demos, in-school…

June 30, 2017

Creating a Cafe & Building a Community

Breakaway Cafe just celebrated its first birthday, and as any parents of new babies would tell you – I’m exhausted. But as those same parents would tell you…

June 30, 2017

Cherry Everything

When you step into Benjamin Twiggs, you are greeted with the most heavenly aroma… locally roasted Cherry Vanilla Coffee… the coffee of the day. Your eyes are drawn…

June 22, 2017

Make sure your farm is counted! 2017 Census of Agriculture

Calling all farmers, new and old! Be sure to register your farm with the 2017 Census of Agriculture before June 30th!  This census occurs every 5 years and…

June 13, 2017

Don’t Forget, the ‘Farmers Market Brunch!’

Media Release For Immediate Release Date: June 13, 2017 Contact: Bailey Samp, [email protected] Don’t Forget, the ‘Farmers Market Brunch!’ TRAVERSE CITY – Summer is here and it’s peak…

June 9, 2017

Historic Manton Mill is Looking for a Partner

MAHRG is looking for a partner.  The Manton Area Heritage Restoration Group (MAHRG) hopes to partner with a business in need of space.  

June 7, 2017

Opening Time

The clocks don’t match exactly, but we know it’s time to unlock the doors when the first eager shoppers of the day are peeking in at the gleaming…

June 6, 2017

The Rebrand of Main Street Bistro

When you hear Gaylord, people from downstate will list the golf courses they have played and the beautiful outdoor activities they have participated in. When you’re looking for…

June 6, 2017

Swapping animals, plants, seeds and ideas

A truck with a bed of chicks and rabbits pulled into the back of the Holmquist Feedmill in the small town of Trenary, in the rural central Upper…

June 6, 2017

Farmer 2 Farmer : Land for the Next Generation

The average age of farm operators in the United States is 58. In the next 20 years, an estimated 70 percent of privately owned agricultural land is expected…