May 2, 2017

Illuminate Your Inner Fudgie at Grow Benzie

Two winters ago I spent an entire hour updating my star ratings on Netflix to dial in my preferences. It was worth my time.  Like driving to the…

May 2, 2017

The Farmington Farmers Market Welcomes you to Saturday Life in a Michigan Small Town

The Farmington Farmers & Artisans Market will open its 24th year of community service on Saturday May 20th at the corner of Grand River and Grove Street in…

May 1, 2017

Growing Knowledge: Michigan State University Student Organic Farm

The MSU Student Organic Farm (SOF) began as a student project and has grown into a 15-acre, year-round teaching and production farm. The farm is certified organic and…

May 1, 2017

They’re Open! Try these Grocer’s Daughter Chocolate Treats

Yahoo! It’s May! I love May in Northern Michigan because it’s the month of promise and renewal.  Soon we’ll revel in long sunny days and nothing pairs better…

April 30, 2017

Stony Acres Sunrise

Like many of the gems of northeastern Michigan, Stoney Acres Winery is a family legacy of determination and local artistry off the beaten path. Located outside of downtown…

April 28, 2017

Oodles of Strudels: A Whirlwind of Old World Pastries Sweeten Allen Park

Rare things happen in the most unremarkable of places. Outside a narrow Downriver building, where gaps in vertical blinds reveal little more than a few windowsill houseplants, only…

April 28, 2017

Eating Seasonally Made Easy with Red Haven

Red Haven Restaurant is owned and operated by Chef Anthony Maiale and his wife Nina Santucci. After 10 years of living and working at top restaurants in great…

April 27, 2017

Taste the Local Difference & Edible WOW announce Partnership

SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN – Taste the Local Difference®, Michigan’s local-food marketing agency, and edibleWOW, Southeastern Michigan’s seasonal local food magazine, have announced a new partnership to support the local…

April 6, 2017

The Next Generation of the Traditional Farmers Market? Argus Farm Stop, L3C

Here in Washtenaw County, we have an active, robust local food movement.  But Census Bureau statistics show some alarming stats on farms.  The average age of a farmer…

April 6, 2017

Community Celebrates Earth Day by Expanding Local Food Production

Partridge Creek Farms is celebrating Earth Day on Saturday, April 22 by building 50 raised beds across downtown Ishpeming. But they aren’t doing it alone. More than 70…