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Raising a New Kind of ‘Eater’

March 7, 2008 | By Patty Cantrell

CSA’s magic grows some food—and lots of community...


Quick! Confiscate the Butter!

October 30, 2006 | By Patty Cantrell

State sting asserts Michigan milk laws, chills farmers...


There’s a Ford in Food’s Future

September 22, 2006 | By Patty Cantrell

By turning back time, museum’s kitchens looks forward...


Study Says Buying Local Food Would Boost State Economy

September 5, 2006 | By Patty Cantrell

Forecast sees almost 2,000 new jobs, jump in farm profits...


True Adventure, Happy Ending

August 6, 2006 | By Patty Cantrell

Stuck inside of St. Johns with the Beulah blues again...


Tapping the Green Stuff in Local Markets

February 8, 2006 | By Patty Cantrell

Taste the Local Difference convenes first forum, releases survey results...


Color Of Opportunity in Van Buren Is Blue...Berries

December 15, 2005 | By Patty Cantrell

Study says flexibility, innovation are new keys to prosperous agriculture...


Michigan’s Crash Diet

October 16, 2005 | By Patty Cantrell

Governor’s council nourishes economy with more local food...


Proposed Law Would Cork Michigan's Growing Wine Industry

August 25, 2005 | By Patty Cantrell

New opportunities for thousands of acres of farmland at risk...


In Local Fruits, Vegetables, A New Prosperity Beckons

July 17, 2005 | By Patty Cantrell

Michigan Food Council aims to connect food, people, and jobs...


Michigan’s Newly Profitable Asparagus Alley

May 22, 2005 | By Patty Cantrell

Along Lake Michigan, growers fill expanding fresh market...


The Serious Side of Selling Fun On Farms

April 27, 2005 | By Patty Cantrell

Macomb growers push township to regulate ‘agritourism’...


Conservatives Propose Factory Farm Waste Subsidies

February 28, 2005 | By Patty Cantrell

Fine tuning needed, say some, to be fair to small farms...


It’s A Family Affair

February 3, 2005 | By Patty Cantrell

Former Big Ag booster now says small is beautiful and profitable...


Overcharging for Excellence

January 14, 2005 | By Patty Cantrell

Michigan’s new wastewater fee threatens small poultry farms...


Up North, Voters Weigh Buying Farmers’ Development Rights

October 10, 2004 | By Patty Cantrell

Successful five-township ballot could energize preservation programs statewide...


Family Farms Grow by Selling Shares to Neighbors

September 8, 2004 | By Patty Cantrell

Upcoming conference shows how, why ‘CSA’ works...


Lansing Tries Again on Farmland Tax Reform

July 11, 2004 | By Patty Cantrell

Are House-passed bill’s anti-speculative measures strong enough?...


An Ode to Asparagus and Local Food

July 7, 2004 | By Patty Cantrell

Empire's new tradition aims to restore an ancient one...


Big Boxes, Little Boxes, and Farmland Protection

June 24, 2004 | By Patty Cantrell

Reforming farm subsidies can slow sprawl, trim waistlines...

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