Ending Hunger is on Our Wish List
For millions of Americans facing food insecurity, having a full cupboard is at the top of their holiday list. Will you join Food Gatherers’ this year in the fight to end hunger?
On Farm Fun in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula: Slagle’s Family Farm
Stop by Slagle’s Family Farm near Iron Mountain, MI for seasonal flavors from the new farm kitchen, and buy fresh produce and soap while you’re there!
Explore Local Food in Detroit with MoGo
Hop on one of MoGo’s red cruisers and pedal your way through West Village, Eastern Market, and Midtown’s finest local food businesses. New this year, MoGo, Detroit’s non-profit…
Biiskaabiiyang: The Process of Returning to Ourselves
The Anishinaabe are people of a particular place, as the Indigenous peoples of the Great Lakes. Our identities, histories, spirituality, and traditions are inseparable from our respective ancestral…
Snack time!
Try these easy snacks for healthy eating from our Grand Valley State University Dietetics Intern!
Great Gramma Lula’s Easter Carrot Cake
This Springtime carrot cake comes from Britt Keene of the Roaming Goat in Grass Lake.
Ojibwe Chef Reclaims “Food as Medicine” through Indigenized, Accessible Food
Chef Cam Stott is using traditional Native foods to remind people that food is medicine and that Native people are still here, through his new project Thirteen Moons…
Moving U.P. Food Businesses Online
We are excited to announce that Taste the Local Difference has partnered with the Upper Peninsula Small Business and Development Center (SBDC) to offer 20 U.P. food and…
Cut Down on Waste: Chicken Liver Mousse
This recipe for Chicken Liver Mousse uses an underappreciated cut from the bird: the nutritious liver.
3 Ways to Stay Healthy and Shop Local with Edson Farms
Edson Farms helps their community with wellness, and features local products on their shelves to achieve that mission. This Traverse City store has brought wholesome, sustainable and allergen-friendly…