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West Michigan Businesses, Governments Incorporate Good Food

August 23, 2010
West Michigan Businesses, Governments Incorporate Good Food

One reason people are buying more local food is to put more money back into local pockets. Some even say that local spending is like ...more
West Michigan Organizations Spur Good Food Transformation

August 23, 2010
West Michigan Organizations Spur Good Food Transformation

While no one organization can contain all of West Michigan’s Good Food activity and innovation, there are several groups that help to ...more
West Michigan Good Food Spotlight:

August 19, 2010
West Michigan Good Food Spotlight:

Here’s a roundup of some of the top organizations and projects that are spurring the Good Food movement in West Michigan. ...more
Good Food Networks Bonding West Michigan

August 11, 2010
Good Food Networks Bonding West Michigan

What do scrappy community gardeners and a bunch of millionaire investors have in common? Quite a lot, when you look at what’s going ...more

July 23, 2010
Food Boosts Kalamazoo's North Side Development

Mattie Jordan-Woods stood with pride outside the grocery store at Park and Westnedge Streets, on Kalamazoo's north side, happy because the ...more
MSU Extension Grows a Stronger Kalamazoo

July 9, 2010
MSU Extension Grows a Stronger Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo County Extension helps gardeners, growers, businesses, and officials bring healthier food and stronger farms to the region. ...more
Wes Jackson: ‘Let’s Save the Stuff We’re Made Of’
April 12, 2010
Wes Jackson: 'Let's Save the Stuff We're Made Of'

There is another way to farm, says agricultural pioneer Wes Jackson, and it’s time to revolutionize our thinking about agriculture. ...more
A Call to Action for Sen. Stabenow

March 20, 2010
A Call to Action for Sen. Stabenow

A year ago I watched U.S. Senator Stabenow listen to a proud food service director and superintendent explain how they transformed their ...more
A Good Food Road Show
January 5, 2010
A Good Food Road Show

It was chefs, not carny barkers, who excited youngsters at the Northwestern Michigan Fair’s Cooking with Kids session. The chefs ...more
Region Sets Table for Healthier Kids
December 21, 2009
Region Sets Table for Healthier Kids

Imagine school food service directors creating a regional cookbook that features seasonal, kid-friendly, healthy, locally grown foods. Or ...more

December 1, 2009
Kalamazoo: Oh, the Webs They Weave!

The rise of Kalamazoo’s strong Good Food movement is all about people—and about how one good thing often leads to another when ...more
Kalamazoo: Hospital Digs into Local Food

November 19, 2009
Kalamazoo: Hospital Digs into Local Food

The thing to know about Michael Rowe, food service director for Bronson Methodist Hospital, is that, in just two years, he’s taken ...more
Kalamazoo: Getting Ready for Good Food

November 9, 2009
Kalamazoo: Getting Ready for Good Food

Often, big changes start with big ideas from “little people,” even when it’s something as big as the Dot-Com Era, which ...more
Decentralize, Diversify, Localize:
September 30, 2009
Decentralize, Diversify, Localize:

Our conversation today starts with a major point of agreement: Our food supply has become very fragile. We are gathered here to tackle the ...more
Benton Harbor: Colleges Stock Up, Save on Local Foods

August 31, 2009
Benton Harbor: Colleges Stock Up, Save on Local Foods

Some things just add up. Moves by two colleges in southwest Lower Michigan to preserve fresh local produce in the summer for winter meals ...more
Benton Harbor: Pulling Together Food and Farm Leaders

August 21, 2009
Benton Harbor: Pulling Together Food and Farm Leaders

The group of people that sat down together this spring at Benton Harbor City Hall was small but powerful. Representing farmers, economic ...more
All Aboard the SW Mich. Good Food Tour!

August 18, 2009
All Aboard the SW Mich. Good Food Tour!

The community garden on the northeast side of Grand Rapids is serene. Clear air and eager sunlight set the young lettuce leaves and ...more
Food Safety Moves Could Harm Local Farm Prospects

July 8, 2009
Food Safety Moves Could Harm Local Farm Prospects

With national recalls of meat, peanut butter, spinach, and other food products eroding confidence in our global food system, shoppes want ...more
Farm Markets Boost Sales via ‘Food Stamp’ Cards
July 1, 2009
Farm Markets Boost Sales via ‘Food Stamp’ Cards

Farmer Paul Fuhr remembers the first time he saw a shopper use “electronic food stamps” at Detroit’s Eastern Market, ...more
How to Make Local Food Work for Michigan

March 31, 2009
How to Make Local Food Work for Michigan

Michigan may be the nation’s best-situated state for growing green jobs. And that goes well beyond manufacturing expertise: The ...more
Summer Flowers, Winter Lettuce: Year-Round Success
March 26, 2009
Summer Flowers, Winter Lettuce: Year-Round Success

Farmer Mark Elzinga had a simple question about Donna McClurkan’s attempt to eat only food produced within 100 miles of hometown ...more
Obama Stimulus Targets Fresh, Local Food
March 19, 2009
Obama Stimulus Targets Fresh, Local Food

The Obama administration’s stimulus package can help schools purchase new kitchen equipment—as long as they are quick on the ...more
Report: Farming a N.W. Michigan Heavyweight
March 12, 2009
Report: Farming a N.W. Michigan Heavyweight

Farms in northwest Lower Michigan have substantial opportunities to boost their profits by tapping into new, better-paying local and ...more
Coast to Coast, a New Food Network
January 16, 2009
Coast to Coast, a New Food Network

When Brian Snyder spoke at the inaugural National Good Food Network conference, he poked a hole in some conventional wisdom. According to ...more
Lansing Passes a Farm-to-School Test

December 26, 2008
Lansing Passes a Farm-to-School Test

Michigan’s lawmakers and the governor just gave school children, farmers, and the state’s economy a tasty end-of-year holiday ...more
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