Explore Crafts & Cafés at these 3 NE Michigan Businesses
Do you live or travel to the Sunrise side of Michigan? Make sure to add these three food and art boutiques to your itinerary!
Crop Spot: Beans
Do you eat Michigan local beans? Find out why to eat and grow beans, and learn how with our recipe for a Bean Party with Smoked Whitefish!
6 Michigan Brews Guaranteed to Warm Up Your Winter
Check out 6 Michigan local coffee companies and tea blends to sip this Winter – from foraged tea blends, to coffee subscriptions!
A Year in Review for Taste the Local Difference
Since 2004, Taste the Local Difference has supported Michigan local food and farming businesses. Check out our year in review of what we accomplished in 2021!
Tostada Magazine Develops Anti-Gentrifier’s Guide to Dining in Detroit
In partnership with BridgeDetroit, Tostada Magazine is proud to announce their upcoming Anti-Gentrifiers’ Guide to Dining in Detroit. Enter your nominations and support independent Journalism!
Know Your Farmer: Superior Mycology
Superior Mycology started with Amy Bachhuber and Rohn Sorensen’s love of mushrooms – and eating them year round! Use their recipe for Oyster Mushroom Stew with your local finds.
Perspectives on Northern Michigan Cheesemaking
Have you bought cheese from Northern Michigan? Learn about four cheesemakers and their businesses, favorite style of cheese, and more!
Cookie Swap: Alex’s Local Jam Thumbprints
Try Alex’s recipe for Local Jam Thumbprints for Upper Peninsula local flavor in every holiday cookie bite!
Crowdfunding campaign launched for ‘Lakeshore Depot’ project in Marquette
Support Marquette’s Lakeshore Depot’s Crowdfunding campaign to reach $50,000 to win matching grant through MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places initiative.
5 Local Tips for Easy Holiday Entertaining
Michigan sources make entertaining for the holidays easy! Be a locally minded host with anything from local pasta to Christmas Mead.