We’re two weeks away from the deadline to apply for a scholarship for the Fall 2014 Master Gardener Training Program. Applications must be received by August 6th. Follow this link to download the application.*
Articles by Jim Sluyter
Dozens of farmers get tips on the wholesale marketplace
More than 60 people from nearly 50 farm operations crowded into the NW Michigan Horticultural Research Center on Feb. 11 to hear Atina Diffley deliver one of the most effective workshops in the five-year history of MLUI’s Get Farming! program.
Our Voices: Get Farming! Workshops Off and Running
The Michigan Land Use Institute’s Get Farming! project got off to a great start for the “workshop season” last week with three quality programs. On Thursday, October 27th, we participated in a program sponsored by our friends at ISLAND (the Institute for Sustainable...
Our Voices – Tour de Plants
There is simply nothing like a farm tour as a learning tool for growers. I don’t really care if you are a farmer wannabe, a beginner, or a veteran with years of experience. There is always something to learn. And the best people to learn from are others in the...
Extinction? Forever! Seed-Saving Class? Next Month!
“Extinction” usually makes me think of things like mastodons or civil political discourse, not tomatoes or apples.
Choose Organic, for the Health of It
That means going organic, buying at farmers’ markets (if your favorite farmer is not certified organic, ask what kind of pesticides are used) and washing fruits and vegetables thoroughly before consuming them.