Class One: The Joys of eating local and plant-focused meals. Inspired by Blue Zone pillar “Plant Slant” // 5:30–8:30pm, January 22Session Description: Join Groundwork, Planted Cuisine, Dr. Tina Metropoulos, and Mi Farm Coop as we learn about the health and...
You’re invited!
This note is both an event invitation and a farewell. It’s also a thank-you note and an opportunity to donate. I know that is a lot. Hang with me. I will start with the event … In case you missed, after nearly 30 years, I am leaving Groundwork at the end of this...
Introducing our new Executive Director, Elizabeth Palchak!
Hello! I’m thrilled to introduce myself as the new Executive Director of Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities. I’m honored to have the trust of the Board of Directors, our staff, and especially Hans Voss, our incomparable outgoing Executive Director. I came to...
Bringing bodegas back to the D—the Green Grocer Project
ABOVE: Linwood Fresh Market Opening Day, owner Sonya Greene speaking. As a child growing up in the city of Detroit, my neighborhood was my world. Most of my extended family lived on the same block, and everything we needed was a short drive away or within walking...
Local food access federal funds OK’d (Your advocacy mattered!)
This article first published in the Traverse City Record-Eagle Agriculture Forum. Earlier this year, Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities urged all who want healthy food access in their communities to call their federal representatives and tell them to support...
Local food investment grants — select areas statewide
Back in June, I had the opportunity to teach a container gardening class to people who live in the Woodmere Ridge and Carson Square apartment complexes in Traverse City. Both locations offer housing and support to those with lived experience of homelessness, domestic...