This is a baked kohlrabi fritter. It can be served over greens or used as a patty for a veggie sandwich. It’s very versatile and tastes great at any temperature.
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Make this Stunning Vegetable Carpaccio for your Thanksgiving Table
Anthony Maiale, Farmers Markets, Find Local Food, Guest Post, Local Ingredients, Recipes, ThanksgivingHead to your local fall market for seasonal favorites like crunchy apples and sweet beets. Use a mandoline to thinly slice these veggies and arrange on a plate. Top with an easy vinaigrette for a beautiful side for your Thanksgiving meal.
Opportunity to Hone your Farming Skills
Environment, Find Local Food, Get Involved, Kelly Wilson, Learn MoreAttention beginning farmers, farm employees and those contemplating a future in sustainable farming! The application period for the 2019 Organic Farmer Training Program (OFTP) at Michigan State University is now open.
Fall Flavors: Winter Squash
Find Local Food, Kelly Wilson, Local Ingredients, RecipesCrunchy leaves. Campfires. Football. Sweaters. And an abundance of squash! Fall is here.
Building the Market for Local Flowers: The Michigan Flower Growers’ Cooperative
Economy, Environment, Erica Bloom, Farmers Markets, Guest Post, Southeast Michigan, StoriesIt’s a Wednesday morning at the Ypsilanti Farmers MarketPlace and the room is fragrant with fresh, cut flowers overflowing in buckets. There’s dahlias from Luella Acres, zinnias from Fresh Cut Detroit, and eucalyptus from Seeley Farms. Now in its second year, the Michigan Flower Growers’ Cooperative is creating a new model for local flower growers to sell to florists and other wholesale buyers.
Move over Millet, Amaranth, and Bulgur: Teff is on the Scene
Claire Smith, Find Local Food, Guest Post, Health, Local Ingredients, Southeast Michigan, Specialty ProducersTeff, or eragrostis tef, is native to Ethiopia and is the world’s tiniest grain. It is about the size of a poppy seed but packs a huge nutritional punch. It is full of calcium, protein, iron and is also a great source of fiber so you stay full and are able to regularly “take care of business.” Teff is also naturally gluten free and is a resistant starch. Resistant starches are not digested in the small intestine but, instead, processed by bacteria in your colon. These bacteria turn it into molecules that help maintain good gut health and balance blood sugar.
Willow Farm: Born to Farm
Farmers Markets, Find Local Food, Proteins, Southeast Michigan, Tom and Candy BrisendineKyle took to farming early, when she was 4 she kept asking for sheep. We had cows, horses, chickens, cats, dogs and the occasional pig, though, I knew nothing about caring for sheep, so I said no. Repeatedly.
Grow Benzie Food Truck Continues at Sara Hardy Farmers Market
Event, Farmers Markets, Find Local Food, Food Trucks, Guest Post, Loghan Call, Traverse CityTaste the Local Difference is excited to announce that The Grow Benzie Food Truck will continue brunch at the Sara Hardy Farmers Market on Wednesdays from 8 – Noon for the month of October! Stop by the market to enjoy hyper local, vegan brunch featuring produce from many of the vendors who sell at the market, including: Loma Farm, Lakeview Hill Farm, Second Spring Farm, Heartwood Forest Farm. With a strong commitment to sourcing local, 100% of the produce is sourced locally and 95% of all ingredients within Michigan!
As the season changes, Chef Loghan will have delicious hot menu items to keep you warm and satisfied as you browse the market! Be on the lookout for brunch burritos, hot soups, spiced cider, Higher Grounds coffee and their very popular tacos in the coming weeks!
Chef Loghan Call is the owner and regenerative foods chef of Planted Cuisine. He has been working closely with Grow Benzie for the last several months and has become well known for his hyperlocal, plant-based fare.
A Farmer’s Diary: Beginning Farmer Institute
Event, Get Involved, Molly StepanskiWhen you bring a bunch of farmers together over pizza and beer, there’s a certain magic that happens. On September 9th, after traveling from thirteen different states, nineteen farmers from incredibly diverse backgrounds descended on Washington, DC, for the first session of the 2018-19 National Farmers Union’s (NFU) Beginning Farmer Institute (BFI). This educational opportunity is an annual leadership training program that offers three sessions in different parts of the country. In November, we’ll meet up again in northern California and March in Washington state. The mission of BFI is “to empower people to educate our youth, neighbors, media and policymakers of the social, economic and cooperative contributions of family agriculture.”
NFU Fall Legislative Fly-in and the Farm Bill
Economy, Environment, Event, Get Involved, Learn More, Molly StepanskiThe National Farmers Union (NFU) was founded over 110 years ago and advocates for grassroots policy change that supports the welfare of family farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and consumers. NFU writes, “We promote sustainable production of food, feed, fiber, and fuel and work with our 200,000 member families nationwide to support smart farm policies, educate the public and develop the next generation of farm leaders.” To achieve this mission, the nationwide organization coordinates legislative fly-ins in the spring and fall every year as critical issues come before Congress for a vote.