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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
Local Food Means Local Infrastructure

December 11, 2008
Local Food Means Local Infrastructure

When most people hear the word “infrastructure,” they think of roads and bridges or water systems and communications towers. ...more
Welcoming Local Food Businesses

December 2, 2008
Welcoming Local Food Businesses

In early 2008, schools all across the country were throwing away hamburger patties, burrito filling, and other beef products after a ...more
Entrepreneurs: Growing Local Food, and a Movement

November 26, 2008
Entrepreneurs: Growing Local Food, and a Movement

Wayne Kyle, who grows about 1 million pounds of blueberries each year, sees a lot of good in re-localizing agriculture, both for his ...more

November 23, 2008
Local, State Officials Can Boost Local Food Economies

Michigan families and businesses are rebuilding regional distribution systems to bring more good, locally grown food to more people. There ...more
Thinking Local

November 20, 2008
More Michigan Farms, Food Firms ‘Thinking Local’

The quest by consumers for local food is opening doors for local farms, food businesses, and communities. But moving through those doors is ...more
Lee Arboreal

November 16, 2008
Michigan Tastes Local Food's Potential

Lee Arboreal’s farm is growing, but not by competing with California lettuce or Chilean strawberries. It is producing products for ...more
August 11, 2008
4-H, Farm-to-School Meet at County Fair

It’s county fair time, when the scent of cotton candy, smoked pork sandwiches, hay, and manure mix in the air. And, at the Northwest ...more
Diana Endicott
July 24, 2008
KC Food Pioneer: ‘Yes You Can!’

This year, the Michigan Land Use Institute celebrated the publication of its fifth annual Taste the Local Difference farm food guide with a ...more
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