Combating Climate Change: Creating Climate-resilient Orchards
In my previous post of this Climate Change series, (see the first and second post here), I discussed how tree fruit growers in Michigan are faced with adapting to…
The Michigan Good Food Charter: Planning for the Next Decade of Good Food
TThe 2010 Charter established six goals for an equitable, sustainable, and economically vibrant Michigan food system. As the ten-year mark approaches, time is ripe to examine the progress…
A New Normal for Michigan Orchards
This is the second post of a three-part series. Before reading this, make sure you read the first post of the series here! To quickly recap, in the…
Farmer Appreciation: Supporting our Farmers this Season
Farming is a tough business not for the weak of spirit. The rigors of farm life are mentally, intellectually and physically demanding and farm businesses operate under a…
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…
Eat Small: Roasted Rabbit with Gravy
In 2017, Tim & Naomi decided to start the Happy Hoppers Organic Rabbit Farm. They both grew up with rabbits so it was a natural fit. Originally, they…
Eat Small: 3 Reasons to Cook Rabbit or Poultry Tonight
Everyone is asking questions about meat lately. Is it healthy? Is it sustainable? Should we be eating it all? While you consider what to put on the table…
Amical Goes West
California has always been a benchmark (at least for me) when it comes to trends within our food and wine industry. The San Francisco Bay area, along with…
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…