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Brown Butter Zucchini Cornbread
A recipe really is only as good as its ingredients and the care you put into it. Take this version of cornbread for example. Source the best ingredients,…
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Grilled Peach & Heirloom Tomato Salsa
Ripe peaches on the grill simply scream summer. The natural sugars in a peach are taken to an entirely new level when placed over the flame. Homemade salsas…
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Grandpa’s Easy Fridge Pickles
The only exact things about this recipe are the measurements for the brine. Everything else is up for grabs – the amount of garlic or dill, the amount of…
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Buchan’s Blueberry Hill
Just as the sun broke the horizon I arrived to Buchan’s Blueberry Hill–the morning dew still fresh on the acres of blueberry bushes. Ben Buchan rode up on his ATV…
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Taste the Local Difference® To Serve Washtenaw County with Think Local First
TRAVERSE CITY – Taste the Local Difference®, Michigan’s local-food branding and marketing program, is adding Washtenaw County to its service area.
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Results of the New Farm-focused Progamming during NCF
The National Cherry Festival has been a catalyst of activity for Northern Michigan summers for 89 years. Visitors and locals alike are able to enjoy parades, rides, and…
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Interested in Food Preservation?
We’re giving away a chance to have fun and learn. That’s right, you heard me! You have a chance to attend a free class of your choice with ISLAND’s…
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Is Local Food just a Trend?
**This column originally appeared in the July 11, 2015, edition of the Traverse City Record-Eagle. When people ask me if the Local Food Movement is just a trend,…
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Grand Traverse Food Innovation Hub
Taste the Local Difference is excited to announce we are now the Leasing and Program Managers of the Grand Traverse Food Innovation Hub, a new facility comprised of 12,000…
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Norconk Farm
Harry Norconk is weighing asparagus when I arrive at Norconk Farms. Asparagus season is in full swing and he doesn’t have time to sit and chat, so instead…