February 6, 2018

Old World Pasta now on Your Plate

Canton, Michigan boasts a rare Italian culinary treasure: Mama Mucci’s Pasta. For the past 29 years, Mama Mucci’s has been crafting high-quality, rolled pastas for choosy chefs around…

February 5, 2018

Winter on the Farm: Leelanau Peninsula Maple Sugar Bush

“You can’t make syrup just anywhere. It requires all the seasons to prompt the trees to give their sweet nectar! The long nights of Winter eventually give way…

February 4, 2018

Know Thy Farmer

I moved up from Chicago to Traverse City in the spring of 2017, bringing with me the desire to connect to the local landscape and growing community as…

February 4, 2018

Pets Naturally: Not All Treats Are Created Equal

As pet parents, we want to provide our furry family members with their best possible life. When it comes to choosing the best diet for our dogs, we…

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…

January 4, 2018

Become a Local Food Enthusiast

Did you know that your dollar is multiplied more than three times when you spend it at a local store, than by purchasing at a national chain? Plus,…

January 4, 2018

Food Systems and Agricultural Job Opportunities in Michigan

Development Director, Crosshatch Center for Art and Ecology, Bellaire Crosshatch is seeking a full time development professional with strong skills and living experience in donor development, grant writing,…

January 4, 2018

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…

January 3, 2018

Daybreak Dreamfarm’s Lion’s Mane Mushroom Cream Sauce

3 tbsp butter 1 small onion, chopped 8 oz. lion’s mane mushrooms, torn into small pieces 1-2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1/2 c dry white wine 2-3 c…

January 3, 2018

Say Hey to the Yooper, eh?

Excuse me if my writing feels a bit exhausted, walking fifteen miles uphill in two feet of snow, just to get wi-fi for this post has drained me.…