Agro-Tourism Rises to Challenges
Walk through any Leelanau County or Traverse City farmers market and it’s hard to miss how much things have grown. For the past 15 years, these markets and…
Award-Winning Fruit Syrups Celebrating Local Flavors
Drive due south of Michigan State University’s campus and in 5 short miles you’ll happily find yourself at Swallowtail Farm. This charming diversified fruit, vegetable and flower farm…
Eating Locally This Winter –Even in the UP
It’s already snowed here in the U.P. a handful of times. The farmers markets have closed down until next year or retreated inside, but that doesn’t mean the…
TLD and MIFMA Announce Another Year of Partnership
The Michigan Farmers Market Association (MIFMA) and Taste the Local Difference (TLD) have a long history of supporting the local food community in Michigan. In 2017, the organizations…
The Daily Grind: Superior Coffee Roasting Co.
Superior Coffee Roasting Co. was formed both at the right time and the right place for the Eastern U.P. Ron Kurnik, the President of the company saw an apparent void…
Celebrating Farm to School Month with Pop-up Farmers Markets!
Crisp apples, pumpkins, fresh cut flowers, and rainbow carrots are a few items that crowded the gym of seven elementary schools this month. Also included were guest chickens,…
FEAST – Food Entrepreneur Accelerator and Start Up Terminal – To Launch in Inkster
DETROIT – OCT. 19, 2017 – A new initiative to help burgeoning Michigan food business entrepreneurs boost production and growth is set to begin. FEAST, LLC, which stands…
Parsnip and Apple Puree
Serves 8 Ingredients: • 2 pounds parsnips, peeled and chopped• 2 pounds apples, peeled and chopped• 2 cloves garlic, peeled• 2 Tb grapeseed or avocado oil• 2 Tb…
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Think you don’t like Brussels sprouts? Think again! Roasting this cruciferous vegetable caramelizes its natural sugars making it a crunchy and somewhat sweet treat. Ingredients: • 1 1/2…
A New Collaboration to Highlight Veteran Food Producers
Taste the Local Difference (TLD) is excited to announce a new partnership with the Veterans in Agriculture (VIA) Network of Michigan Food and Farming Systems (MIFFS). The Veterans…