Martha’s Local Food Adventures Around the Globe
Travel is in my future for 2018. My food and wine-seeking radar is taking me to a destination that I have only dreamed about: South America. When planning…
Farm to Butcher: Expanding Access to Heritage Michigan Meats
Farm Field Table, dubbed ‘the trusted butcher to Michigan’s Finest Chefs’ is located at 1030 Woodward Heights in Ferndale, MI. Since its inception in December of 2016, the…
Big Medicine Ranch: Farm Fresh Coffees
It’s about the beans…at Big Medicine Coffee, we seek, source and roast the highest quality, freshest, “Specialty” coffees from Organic, sustainable coffee farms. …. Heirloom Ethiopians from Hambela,…
Planetary Coffee: Short Days, New Ventures
Anticipating the coming new year always feels both exciting and a bit daunting to me. The changing over of the calendar year is often a transitional time. It…
Agro-Tourism Rises to Challenges
Walk through any Leelanau County or Traverse City farmers market and it’s hard to miss how much things have grown. For the past 15 years, these markets and…
Growing Opportunity in the Eastern UP’s Fields, Forests and Farmers Markets
When a small group of individuals driven by the idea of bringing a farmers market to Les Cheneaux first met, they envisioned a Friday night tourist attraction in…
Squash Time is the Best Time
During this time of year, The Local Grocer is a squash wonderland!
The Power of Regional Collaboration for Local Farmers Markets
With the popularity of local farmers markets, the workload for Market Managers has increased due to increased competition of markets, a shortage of available farmers, and the addition…
Find it All at Foods for Living
For locals, Foods For Living is a landmark. Maybe they come in for the Lansing area’s only all-organic produce section, the coffee samples, and the friendly staff. (We’d…
Corn Festival at the Birmingham Farmers Market
BIRMINGHAM, MI, August 4, 2017 – Celebrate one of Michigan’s sweetest harvests with games, special kids crafts, demonstrations and old-fashioned corn shelling at the Birmingham Farmers Market Corn…