January 6, 2017

New Jobs in Northeast Michigan & The Upper Peninsula

Date:  January 6th, 2016 Contact: Tricia Phelps, [email protected], (877) 562-2539 Taste the Local Difference creates jobs, hires new staff members in Northeast Michigan & the Upper Peninsula Taste the…

December 9, 2016

MDARD Announces Specialty Crop Public Input Opportunity

For Immediate Release: December 8, 2016 Media Contact: Jessy Sielski, 517-284-5725  To ensure effective priorities within the Michigan Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, the Michigan Department of Agriculture…

December 2, 2016

Extending the Growing Season : Hoophouses and the Local Food Economy

In a climate like ours, farmers are challenged to turn a profit during a limited growing season. Like any business, there are tools they can use to help…

December 1, 2016

Keeping it Local : The Ypsilanti Food Co-op

Ypsilanti Food Co-op is known for providing value, quality food and knowledge to consumers. With 60 solar panels on our roof, we are known for being dedicated to…

November 30, 2016

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…

November 30, 2016

Cafe Sante Blonde Bloody Mary

Living in Northern Michigan is a luxury and something I took for granted when I moved to Florida and then to Grand Rapids. I missed the peace and…

November 30, 2016

Detroit Vegan Soul: A Regional Destination with a Neighborhood Soul

Late on a Sunday afternoon in Detroit’s West Village, lazy brunch-goers cozy up to mugs of organic coffee and dirty chai. It’s frigid outside, but inside Detroit Vegan…

November 29, 2016

Going Back to Our Roots

  In 2014, when I moved with my husband and son to my family’s Centennial Farm in Posen, Michigan, I never thought I would have such an extraordinary…

November 3, 2016

Serve a Local Turkey this Thanksgiving

There are plenty of local products to incorporate into your Thanksgiving meal like brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, homemade pies and more! Don’t forget, you can use the TLD…

November 3, 2016

Connecting local food, nutrition with mental health

Mental health affects us all. In fact, one in five adults in the United States experiences mental illness in any given year. It is very likely you or…