Eco Lunch Gear
If you pack a lunch and want to reduce your waste, check out eco lunch gear, a new business recently launched by a Northern Michigan mom.
Fridays at the Farm
Just watched the trailer for a short film called Fridays at the Farm. With beautiful time-lapse photography, Richard Hoffman explores his experience joining a community-supported farm. The film has been making the rounds of film festivals, won some prestigious awards, and is being used by CSAs to help convince last-minute shareholders that they really DO want to eat local, healthy foods.
Good news for farm-to-school efforts
MLUI's Diane Conners reports on farm-to-school legislation, just signed by Governor Granholm, that will make it easier for Michigan schools to serve fresh local foods to their students.
Latest draft of the Great Lakes Foods At Risk List
Slow Foods USA has just added the latest draft of the Great Lakes Foods At Risk list to its website. They've also added a draft manual/manifesto about heirloom apple restoration. Please visit the RAFT publication page to download both publications. RAFT organizers welcome your input on both publications.
Black Star Farm CSA 1/2 share winter week 8
Farm fresh eggs, Copra Onions, Red Russian Kale (bottom green) another green (that I forgot name of ... help!?) and potatoes.
Ice Wine
Janice Benson over at the Michigan Land Use Institute has a write-up on ice wine, including a list of area wineries that make it. For more on ice wine, read Chateau Chantel winemaker Brian Hosmer's Ice wine, liquid gold and the biggest gamble in wine from our archive.
CSA Dreamin’
With yet another 5 to 10 inches of snow predicted tonight, why not take a mental vacation and think about all the area CSAs gearing up for the spring season. For those of us who didn't score a winter share somewhere, Ken Scott's recent photos are like looking at memories from another season. Now is the time of year when CSA farmers are purchasing for the start of the growing season, ordering seeds and any necessary equipment. In other words, this is a great time to sign up, because many of your share dollars are spent now to get that delicious local produce on your table when warmer weather finally arrives. Take a look at CSAfarms.org or Taste the Local Difference to see the CSA farms in Northern Michigan. Keep in mind that many already have waiting lists, so the sooner you act, the better! With a variety of pick-up locations, including in town, at farmers' markets, and on the farms, along with different types of shares, you're sure to find one that suits.
Cooks’ House on WJR
Our Northern Michigan run on WJR's Come to the Table continues with a feature on The Cooks' House.
TC Film Festival Fundraiser, “Big Night” dinner at Stella
[EDIT: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED]
Trattoria Stella is throwing a big shindig fundraiser for the Traverse City Film Festival on Sunday, March 1, at 3 p.m. They'll recreate the entire feast from Campbell Scott's award-winning classic foodie film, "Big Night." Enjoy a meal you'll never get anywhere else: risotto tre colore, whole suckling pig, the famed timpano, and more. Clothing from the 1950s is encouraged and prizes will be awarded to those who best represent characters from the movie. If you have the means to afford it ($100), you'll be helping out the festival and enjoy a great meal. To order tickets, please call Trattoria Stella at 231-929-8989.
Black Star Farm CSA 1/2 share winter week 7
Farm fresh eggs from mixed flock of chickens, Copra Onions, some tasty greens and a chunk of Raclette cheese from Leelanau Cheese!
Epicurean Classic heads to St. Joe’s
It's official. The discussion over at Mynorth.com indicated the Epicurean Classic may be heading to St. Joseph after the Great Lakes Culinary Institute decided to no longer host the event. On Friday, Victoria Sutherland posted that the event will move to St. Joseph's "metro" area in late August, and that an official press release was in the works. Haven't seen that yet, but the EC website lists August 27-30 for the dates. That seems pretty official! Sorry to see it go.
Michigan can learn from Mawby and Laing
Interesting article from Cari Noga in the TC Business News about lessons learned from a local winery's new partnership between Larry Mawby and Stuart Lang.
Left Foot Charlie Goes Green
Left Foot Charley Winery, at the Grand Traverse Commons in Traverse City, is going green, reports today's Record Eagle. Eco-friendly packaging includes wine straight from the tank, as well as refillable bottles. Read more.. They've added a new wine bar with light appetizers, draft cider and wine by the glass.
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