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.
Traverse City Restaurant Supports Farm to School Efforts
Firefly Restaurant will help area schools purchase fruits and vegetables grown by local farmers by donating $1 of each dessert sale to the 10 Cents a Meal for School Kids & Farms program, a project of the nonprofit Michigan Land Use Institute.
FoodCorps seeks next crop of hard-working service members
FoodCorps, a national organization affiliated with AmeriCorps, is accepting applications through March 24 for up to 130 positions nationwide-including two in northwest Lower Michigan based out of the Michigan Land Use Institute’s Traverse City office.
FoodCorps Diaries: A Rainbow of Flavors in Central Lake
Central Lake Elementary School celebrated a rainbow of fruits and vegetables last Thursday with a little help from FoodCorps.
Get Farming! Announces Wholesale Success Workshop
Farmers and other producers looking to succeed in the wholesale marketplace are invited to an upcoming workshop.
In Memoriam: Helen Milliken
Helen Milliken joined the Michigan Land Use Institute board in 1998, but her work inspired the core values of the Institute when it was founded in 1995. Helen and Gov. William Milliken were among the first to highlight the connection between a clean environment and a strong economy-a philosophy that continues to guide our efforts today.