August 11, 2008 4-H, Farm-to-School Meet at County Fair Club’s tradition matches ‘subdivision kids’ interest in local food
It’s county fair time, when the scent of cotton candy, smoked pork sandwiches, hay, and manure mix in the air. And, at
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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 special event: A
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July 21, 2008 Programs Grow Local Food, New Farmers
It was a picture perfect July day when teenagers Molly Fish, Chris Steffs, and Carmen Ortiz arrived at Meadowlark Farm. The three, part of a youth entrepreneur
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June 26, 2008 Herbie the Love Bug Rides Again!
It’s 1974, I’m 10, and my sister and I are watching Herbie the Love Bug Rides Again, the hit movie about a lovable Volkswagen who saves a little
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June 9, 2008 Keeping Up with the Jones, Tastefully
Sometimes keepin’ up with the Joneses is a good thing. That’s when it’s called inspiration. Consider these vastly different lunch menus: One
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April 21, 2008 Farm-to-School Success Stirring State Action
A Michigan lawmaker and a state agriculture agency are each taking steps to make it easier for schools to serve more locally grown fresh foods to their
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March 16, 2008 State Law Slows Farm-to-School Progress
Here we were, 330 of the region’s professionals in school education, nutrition, and health, working to nudge fresh, wholesome local food into the center
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March 7, 2008 Raising a New Kind of ‘Eater’
I had breakfast with Marty Heller and Michelle Ferrarese at their farm on the kind of February morning that makes most people want to go back to bed. But they
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