
5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Farmers Market Trip
Make your Michigan farmers market shopping experience enjoyable with these 5 tips!

Farms, Families and Fresh Grown Food
Michigan Fitness Foundation reduces the gap between local farmers and consumers through the Michigan Farm to Family: CSA (MF2FCSA) program.

Crop Spot: Rhubarb Season in Michigan
After a long Michigan winter, rhubarb is one of the first vegetables (or fruit, to some!) to push its way through the freshly thawed soil. Once a plant…

Celebrating our Community Partnerships
In addition to working with individual food businesses, we partner with organizations who are fostering a stronger, more equitable local food system.

Crop Spot: Herbs
Explore the versatile ways herbs are used for cooking and wellness as well as how to grow them in Michigan!

Crop Spot: Carrots
Find more to love about Michigan carrots – from how to enjoy them in your kitchen to recipes how to grow them in your own garden!

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!

3 Tips to Thrive this Winter by Reducing Stress
Winter can be a stressful time for food and farm workers. Melissa Wierema, licensed therapist and farmer of Up North Heritage Farm, shares her tips for reducing stress!

Crop Spot: Cranberries
Did you know that cranberries are native to the Midwest? Find out about how they’re grown, used in the kitchen and more!

Crop Spot: Chicories
Our rundown of bitter greens, or chicories, includes a recipe for Roasted Radicchio with Maple Cranberry Reduction.