Articles by Groundwork
Taste the Local Difference: Resilience in Action

Taste the Local Difference: Resilience in Action

There’s a clear demand in the region for a marketing agency to promote local food, but is Groundwork the right place for such commercial work? Could TLD be viable as a self-sustaining business? Now, after two years of intense planning and collaboration with partners, it’s clear the answer is a resounding YES.

Groundwork Get Local Party

Groundwork Get Local Party

Thank you to everybody who came out on May 21 for our Get Local Party at The Little Fleet! What a day -incredible weather, tasty food, fun activities, and a rocking band. We hope you had a chance to Get Local and feel as inspired by our community as we do.

Forum Features ‘Shines’ Solar Program

Forum Features ‘Shines’ Solar Program

Benzie County homeowners who are seriously considering adding solar panels to their homes are invited to a League of Women Voters forum highlighting a new, locally based campaign called Groundwork Shines that makes going solar easy and financially attractive.

Groundwork Shares the Attitude for Gratitude this #GivingTuesday

Groundwork Shares the Attitude for Gratitude this #GivingTuesday

Four years ago, a cultural center in New York City known for bringing people together around the values of service and giving back created #GivingTuesday to connect individuals with organizations around the world to celebrate and encourage giving. This global day of gratitude inspired us to share why Groundwork supporters give to our cause.

Second annual Harvest@theCommons showcases local food

Second annual Harvest@theCommons showcases local food

For the second year, the Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities (formerly the Michigan Land Use Institute) is inviting the community to join in a local farm-to-table experience on the front lawn of the Grand Traverse Commons on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015.