A Building Healthy Communities grant has helped the Friendship Centers of Emmet County implement a thriving Farm to Senior project which strives to bring delicious, nutritional and environmentally friendly food to more people around the county.
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Embracing the Eclipse, Harvesting the Power of the Sun
The historic solar eclipse felt particularly special to us here at Groundwork, as we’ve been working hard in 2017 to celebrate the sun-as a source of income, jobs and community resilience. We have a golden opportunity to harvest millions of dollars in sunlight when it hits rooftops, parking lots, brownfields and vacant land.
Think Like a Chef, Cook like a Dietitian, Eat Like a Local Farmer
Doctors typically learn little about nutrition, much less cooking, in medical school. But combining those topics with medicine is a trend that’s garnering headlines for Harvard Medical School with a conference it holds in California wine country; and Tulane University in food-rich New Orleans. Now, a local food version of this idea is launching in Traverse City, starting with a Culinary Medicine conference in September that will be a pilot for future programs. The theme: Think Like a Chef, Cook Like a Dietitian, Eat Like a Local Farmer.
Building a Healthier Leelanau: Leelanau Christian Neighbors Receives BHC Grant
Leelanau Christian Neighbors provides food for children living below the federal poverty line to take home with them over the weekend, a critical time when they might not get all the nutrition they need. The Lake Leelanau-based nonprofit received a Building Healthy Communities grant to build two dozen raised beds to grow produce for those it serves.
Lessons to be Gleaned from Expert ‘Alternative Report’ to Line 5
With the June 30 release of an “Alternatives Analysis” commissioned by the State of Michigan, momentum is growing to decommission the Line 5 oil pipelines under the Straits of Mackinac. The conclusions of this analysis, and its popular and political impact in the weeks ahead, represent another crucial step in the march to shut down this catastophe-waiting-to-happen in the heart of the Great Lakes.
Environmental Groups Sound Alarm on Cuts to Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Environmental Law & Policy Center and Groundwork urge pushback against Trump administration’s war on the Great Lakes and effort to de-fund Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.