Taste the Local Difference

Taste the Local Difference
builds new markets for northwest
Lower Michigan’s farmers, connecting
them to shoppers, grocers, restaurants,
and other food businesses.

Contact: Janice Benson
Taste the Local Difference Project Director
janice@mlui.org

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Formerly Local Food Exchange: Sell, buy, or share food, farmland, services, and saved seeds; list job opportunities.

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New Local Food Web Site Donating to MLUI

A new northwest Lower Michigan food Web site is donating 1 percent of its sales to the Michigan Land Use Institute to demonstrate its commitment to environmental causes and bettering the planet...more

Jan 25, 2012
Schools Seek Local Foods; Set Meeting with Farmers
Farmers and local food distributors interested in selling to schools in Leelanau and Grand Traverse counties will meet Jan. 30. ...more

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Nov 01, 2011
Suttons Bay Schools Celebrate Local Harvest
Suttons Bay High School will host a Farm to School Fall Food Festival on Tuesday, November 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. ...more

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Calendar of Events

11.5 and 11.6 Toast the Season
11.12 and 11/13 Toast the Season
11.16 Food Safety Workshop: Safe Food Risk Assessment Program
11.17 Food Safety Workshop: Good Agricultural Practices - the GAP Audit
11.26 Great Mac and Cheese Bake-Off
12.12 Hoophouse Management Workshop

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