Our Voices: FoodCorps: A Day in the Life

Our Voices: FoodCorps: A Day in the Life

This is part of a continuing series about FoodCorps in northwest Lower Michigan, which is working with MLUI, SEEDS, MSU Extension and other area organizations to help schools purchase and serve healthy, locally grown food; build school garden programs; and connect...

Our Voices: Taste the Local Difference – Oryana

Meet our Taste the Local Difference Sponsors! We want you to get to know each of the wonderful businesses that are sponsoring our Taste the Local Difference Project. We will be featuring each in a short video clip, so you can learn more about their commitment to local...

Our Voices: Ag Sector Alliance: Learning what Works

Our Voices: Ag Sector Alliance: Learning what Works

Bartlett Durand and Tim Metcalfe each believe there’s a better way for our food system. Mr. Durand is the managing member of a small-scale meat processor in the Madison, Wisconsin area called Black Earth Meats. His business sells locally purchased beef...

Our Voices: Double Up Program Helps Many Locals

Our Voices: Double Up Program Helps Many Locals

Editors Note: This article first appeared in the Traverse City Record Eagle on Saturday December 3, 2011. During the holiday season we often think about food, and about giving. These days, I’m thinking about local food, and local giving....

Our Voices: Good School Food in the News

Our Voices: Good School Food in the News

Did you see the news? Schools in northwest Michigan were cooking up local food and fun activities all fall, and these tasty school food efforts stirred up some great media attention. We’re highlighting a lot of links to great media coverage of our region’s...