Pressmeister Oils – Local and Different
By Bill Palladino “Since oils have the most aroma and nutrients when they are fresh, cold-pressed and unrefined, it helps to grow and press them locally. But it…
Thanksgiving and Duerksen’s Turkeys – A Northern Michigan Tradition
By Tricia Phelps Duerksen Turkey Farm is a third-generation farm in Mancelona, Michigan. In the 1940s, Rick Duerksen’s grandmother began raising turkeys, though just enough to sustain the…
Co-op Thanksgiving Recipes
Here are some delectable dishes from The Grain Train in Petoskey and Oryana Community Co-op in Traverse City – two of NW Michigan’s best-known natural food stores for…
A Non-GMO Thanksgiving Infographic
We get a lot of questions from the community about sourcing Non-GMO products. Here’s a sweet infographic from the Non-GMO Project on sourcing your Thanksgiving feast. From the…
Food Infographic To Make You Think
This infographic comes to us from our good friends at the Fair Food Network. Oran Hesterman, executive director of the Detroit based nonprofit, hired renown economist Michael Shuman…
A Season of Transition
Cold temperatures are descending on northern Michigan as one season ends and another approaches. But more than ever before, local farmers are extending their growing season with greenhouses,…