Super Sweet: Alcona FFA Maple Syrup Celebration Day
Maple syrup production is a strong aspect of the history of the Alcona FFA chapter. However, it wasn’t until 2005 through 2007 that the Alcona FFA chapter wrote…
Culture, Collaboration, and Local Food
When we look back through the history of festivals, events or gatherings related to farming, food, and harvests – you’ll find that each will have their own version…
Peaceful Meadows Farm 2nd Annual Farm to Fork Event
Join the farmers of Peaceful Meadows Farm in Clio for their Second Annual Farm to Fork Event Sunday August 26th from 1-6pm. The event will feature a wide…
Farm to Table Dinner at MSU Tollgate Farm to feature local food prepared by chef and MSU alumnus Jeff Rose
Jeff Rose, Michigan State University alumnus and Come as You Are (CAYA) Smokehouse Grill executive chef, will be the featured chef at the MSU Tollgate Farm to Table…
Taste the Local Difference SE Michigan Magazine Release Party Ypsilanti 2018
The 2018 Southeast Michigan Magazine Release Party was full of friendship and community. The Beer Garden at Cultivate Coffee & TapHouse was buzzing with bees enjoying the vegetable…
A Watershed Moment for NE Michigan’s Regional Food System
America’s highly productive food system is one of its beloved accomplishments. But the environment has paid a high price for this abundance, especially our rivers, streams, and lakes.…
Collaboration in the Upper Peninsula: Four the Water
I remember how excited I was to first see the ocean when I was younger. It was an experience that I had been missing out on my whole…
Funding for Local Food and Farms
As northern Michigan farmers work to build a sustainable, local-food economy, they need funding and other support to get started, expand current operation, build year-round growing capacity or…
Become a Local Food Enthusiast
Did you know that your dollar is multiplied more than three times when you spend it at a local store, than by purchasing at a national chain? Plus,…
A Final Summertime Hurrah : NMU’s Hospitality Gala
Connecting chefs, farmers, and the community as well as celebrating Northern Michigan University’s Hospitality Management program is what the Hospitality Gala on Sept. 23 is all about. Chefs…