Local Gift Ideas
Looking for a way to shop local this holiday season? Check out our holiday gift guide and support Michigan producers and growers this season.
Winter on the Farm : Spirit of Walloon
Often wonder what farmers do during the winter? Do they travel the world, bundle up with a favorite book, or take on new hobbies? Despite appearance, winter is…
The Coolest Thing About My Job
I’m not bragging, but there are a lot of cool things about my job as the NE Local Food Coordinator with Taste the Local Difference. I get to…
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…
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…