January 22, 2021

Local Pottery for Your Local Food

A quick who’s who for who’s making local food look good: these Michigan potters are making mugs that will make your local coffee taste even better, and practical…

June 23, 2020

UP Food Exchange: Food is not just Fuel

“Food is not just fuel. Food is about family, food is about community, food is about identity. And we nourish all those things when we eat well.” -Michael…

July 3, 2019

Buy Michigan Now’s 11th Annual Festival Returns to Downtown Northville

Festival to Take Place August 2-4, 2019 (Livonia, July 1, 2019) – Buy Michigan Now is gearing up to host the 11th Annual Buy Michigan Now Festival in…

September 1, 2017

Capture Farming and Adventure, in a Bottle at Rove

The job of a farmer is never done. To do it well, they must think critically and instinctively to determine the vast number of influences a plant may…

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 5, 2017

The Essence of Local Food

Walk into Essence on Main in Clarkston and you’ll find yourself engulfed in a cloud of delicious smells: freshly brewed Bourbon Pecan Torte Coffee, warm organic ginger molasses…

February 16, 2016

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…

June 8, 2015

Julienne Tomatoes

Julienne Tomatoes has been serving great food featuring local ingredients since 2003, long before most downtown Petoskey restaurants were listing local producers on their menus. Owner and Chef,…

May 19, 2015

Fresh, Local Produce is Worth the Wait

In northern Michigan we get through the long, cold winters by looking forward to spring.We appreciate each season because we’ve experienced its absence.To eat seasonally builds this same…