July 6, 2018

Lady Jane Gourmet Seed Co.: Hemp & Health

In an era when many food products are processed and modified, Lady Jane Gourmet Seed Co seeks to provide better access to healthy, whole food options. Based in…

May 29, 2018

Healthy Habits Sprouting at Platte River Head Start: MI Veggie Rollups

The Head Start classrooms over at Platte River in Benzie County are instilling healthy habits in kids with help from Taste the Local Difference (TLD). Through the Building…

February 28, 2018

Edible Flint Sows Seeds for a Healthy Future

It’s a beautiful day in Flint, Michigan. The sky is clear, flowers are in bloom and the volunteer gardeners in the edible flint Demonstration Garden are hard at work.…

July 5, 2017

CSA Worksite Wellness: Find your match & improve employee health

It might be surprising to hear, but finding the perfect CSA Farm is a lot like choosing a love match.

April 5, 2017

Spring into Health with a Vegetable Garden

Spring peepers, rain storms, crocus, and daffodils. Spring has sprung! Soon, it will be time to turn over the soil and get your vegetable garden planted. Having a…

November 3, 2016

Connecting local food, nutrition with mental health

Mental health affects us all. In fact, one in five adults in the United States experiences mental illness in any given year. It is very likely you or…

October 3, 2016

A Healthy Community is Growing at the Ypsilanti Farmers MarketPlace

Growing Hope’s Tuesday afternoon farmers market — held at their still-under-development Ypsilanti Farmers MarketPlace at 16 S. Washington Street in Downtown Ypsi — is moving indoors for the…

January 15, 2014

Healthy Eating with Third Coast Bakery

By Tricia Phelps As we embark on a new year, many people are voicing aspirations of change & resolution for the months ahead. I love food too much…

April 17, 2024

Battle Creek Food Reimagined Leverages Partnerships to Bring Packaged Foods Entrepreneurship to the Cereal City

Battle Creek Food Reimagined leverages partnerships, including those with MSU-CRFS, to lift up local packaged foods entrepreneurs.

April 15, 2024

Bring on the Beans

10 Cents a Meal encourages food service directors to purchase Michigan dried beans for students!