7 Detroit Caterers Sourcing Locally
Whether you’re planning a wedding, a family reunion, or a professional conference, don’t settle for a bland catered spread! Cater your occasion with an abundance of Michigan’s local…
5 Detroit Grocers Going Local
Recent headlines are buzzing with great news for grocery shoppers in Detroit. We love our farmers markets, but we also need brick and mortar shops with staple ingredients,…
New Local Food Coordinator for Detroit: Nick Jones
Nick is an adopted Michigander. After growing up in Colorado, Nick discovered a passion for food and farming at Deep Springs College. That passion eventually led him to…
Welcome to the Hacienda de Gutierrez
Lydia Gutierrez works. She works as president of Hacienda Mexican Foods in Detroit. She works as a stellar community leader in, and as a fervent ambassador of, southwest…
The Potato Patch Mayor : Detroit’s Original Urban Farmer
In1890, Detroit was a place where a man could go to seek his fortune. Its boundaries were expanding, its population swelling. That’s the year wealthy factory owner Hazen…
Elegance & Good Taste in Hamtramck
An early October sun is setting over the storefronts of Joseph Campau Avenue in Hamtramck. It’s Friday night, and small groups of people filter casually into Peter Dalinowski’s…
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…
FEAST – Food Entrepreneur Accelerator and Start Up Terminal – To Launch in Inkster
DETROIT – OCT. 19, 2017 – A new initiative to help burgeoning Michigan food business entrepreneurs boost production and growth is set to begin. FEAST, LLC, which stands…
Growing in Winter : Plastic Shelters let Farmers Extend the Season
Michigan’s growing season is frustratingly short. But at the Royal Oak Farmers Market, “We’re a booming market all year round,” says Robin Richardson, the market’s manager of event…
Underserved Farmers Feeding The Underserved
For the last four years, Cary Junior has been working to create a market for a small group of black farmers not far from Detroit’s city center. As…