September 15, 2020

Using SNAP/EBT at the Farmers Market

Due to the global pandemic, Michigan’s statewide food insecurity rate is predicted to increase from 13.6% to 21% by the end of the year.1 Food pantries and emergency…

July 22, 2020

Cold Cocktails for a Hot Summer

During a summer like the one we’re experiencing right now, it seems like the temperatures go from hot to hotter. Combat the 90-degree weather with these cold, colder,…

June 25, 2020

Celebrate National Dairy Month with Ice Cream!

June is National Dairy Month! Did you know that Michigan is 5th in the nation for milk production? From cheese to ice cream, Michigan milk makes it all…

June 2, 2020

NoMi Snack Board: Upgrade Your Grazing Game

Want to upgrade your summer snacking? You can’t do much better than local food, and it’s easy to bring a Northern Michigan grazing board together using Taste the…

October 31, 2019

Sparkling Holiday Desserts & Libations

With temperatures starting to plummet in Michigan, begins the never-ending question of how will we source local ingredients throughout these fiercely cold months? What can we include in…

April 20, 2019

The Cream of the Crop: Amish Country in NE Michigan

Michigan has long been an epicenter of Amish settlement, with the first establishments dating back to 1895. Today, Michigan’s Amish population numbers approximately 11,000, with the state’s 86…

January 5, 2018

Establishing Roots : Local food and intimate dining make Grafted Root a Grand Blanc favorite

Don’t blink, or you might miss The Grafted Root Eatery, on the edge of the Coach Stop shopping plaza near where South Saginaw Street meets Holly Road in…