Produce Safety Technicians: What Do They Do?
Did you know that Michigan is the only State that has Produce Safety Technicians? There are six Produce Safety Techs in the State that assist fresh produce growers…
Local Foodie Checklist: July!
The Local Foodie Checklist is a monthly list of ways to support your local Michigan food scene. Here’s some suggestions for July:
Campfire Kohlrabi
Michigan is all about the seasons, and two of my favorite happening right now are 1) kohlrabi season and 2) camping (and campfire!) season. You too? Grab your…
Celebrate National Dairy Month with Ice Cream!
June is National Dairy Month! Did you know that Michigan is 5th in the nation for milk production? From cheese to ice cream, Michigan milk makes it all…
Keep Growing Detroit: Fostering a Food Sovereign City
Detroit has always had a robust urban agriculture scene rooted in the resilience and innovation of its residents. For the past decade, Keep Growing Detroit (KGD) has been…
UP Food Exchange: Food is not just Fuel
“Food is not just fuel. Food is about family, food is about community, food is about identity. And we nourish all those things when we eat well.” -Michael…
Changing the Soil at We the People Opportunity Farm
This content originally appeared in We the People Opportunity Farm’s (WTPOF) June Newsletter and is being shared with permission. Sign up for WTPOF’s newsletter here. Our formerly incarcerated…
Nurturing Our Seeds : An Agriculture Education Center
Over 9 years ago, Magnetic Sun’s late great-aunt commented on the overgrown grass around her home. Because of this, Erin Cole and her husband, Sun, began slowly developing…
Black Lives Matter : Outlining our Commitments
Taste the Local Difference is Michigan’s local food marketing firm. Our mission at TLD is to create a more connected local food system and we acknowledge that the…
Healing through Food
We’re almost halfway through 2020 and have experienced one crisis after another: from the Coronavirus pandemic and the closures of many local food businesses to a tipping point…