November 11, 2005
Often overlooked in the mayhem that is Michigan’s current economy is the contribution that agriculture makes to sustain the state. Now a new study by
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October 16, 2005
This fall, Jim Ruster is canning heaps of his farm’s tomatoes. But, unlike his mother, who taught him that skill long ago, Mr. Ruster sells rather than
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September 30, 2005
Woodbury County, Iowa, just voted to give tax breaks to farmers who switch to organic methods in order to foster a vibrant entrepreneurial economy and to keep
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August 28, 2005
Ryan Romeyn is always up early doing chores, but that’s where his resemblance to most other farmers ends. He will be at the first-ever Northwest Lower
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August 25, 2005
The sight of sun-drenched wine grapes winding around newly built trellises is inspiring for anyone concerned about the future of Michigan farmland. But all of
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July 24, 2005
Julie Adams has a new Friday morning ritual, now that Petoskey has a downtown farmers market. The chef of Julienne’s Tomatoes café walks across the
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July 17, 2005
Twenty years ago, I brought a bag of strawberries to friends cut off from farm-fresh foods and blacklisted books by the Berlin Wall. Last month, I had a flash
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June 13, 2005
Intent on converting increased interest in locally grown food into economic gains for farmers, the Michigan Land Use Institute on Monday launched an expanded
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May 22, 2005
Americans are steadily catching on to tasty asparagus. Per capita consumption has increased to more than one pound annually, almost double what it was a decade
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May 16, 2005
For years, Chris MacInnes relied on the beauty of the rolling hills surrounding her resort to help lure vacationers and conference-goers. Now she’s
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