March 31, 2009
Michigan may be the nation’s best-situated state for growing green jobs. And that goes well beyond manufacturing expertise: The state’s agriculture
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March 26, 2009
Farmer Mark Elzinga had a simple question about Donna McClurkan’s attempt to eat only food produced within 100 miles of hometown Kalamazoo: Where does
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March 19, 2009
The Obama administration’s stimulus package can help schools purchase new kitchen equipment—as long as they are quick on the draw. Happily, some
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March 12, 2009
Farms in northwest Lower Michigan have substantial opportunities to boost their profits by tapping into new, better-paying local and regional markets for fresh
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January 16, 2009
When Brian Snyder spoke at the inaugural National Good Food Network conference, he poked a hole in some conventional wisdom. According to the graph he showed
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December 26, 2008
Michigan’s lawmakers and the governor just gave school children, farmers, and the state’s economy a tasty end-of-year holiday present: Legislation
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December 11, 2008
When most people hear the word “infrastructure,” they think of roads and bridges or water systems and communications towers. But infrastructure is
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December 2, 2008
In early 2008, schools all across the country were throwing away hamburger patties, burrito filling, and other beef products after a federal recall of millions
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November 26, 2008
Wayne Kyle, who grows about 1 million pounds of blueberries each year, sees a lot of good in re-localizing agriculture, both for his business, which is gaining
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November 23, 2008
Michigan families and businesses are rebuilding regional distribution systems to bring more good, locally grown food to more people. There is already great
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