The string of appearances by Northern Michigan businesses continues on WJR's Come to the Table radio show. The Glen Arbor restaurant, Blu, was featured last week in a show about foods inspired from around the world. Blu sources seasonal local ingredients for their worldwide menu. The podcast is now up, so you can listen to it online; the Blu segment starts about 20 minutes into it.
Northern Michigan's Naturally Nutty Foods and Crooked Tree Breadworks were featured on WJR's Come to the Table recently. Check out the podcast .
Morsels is having a week's worth of special events to celebrate their one-year anniversary. The public is invited to join!
White Superior Potatoes, Red Onions, Baby Salad Mix, Red Bor Kale, Chives, Ruby Red Chard.
Individual shots here.
A multi-generational program developed by award-winning Michigan songwriter Kitty Donohoe is now available to Michigan schools and communities that unites generations through music and heritage foods. Donohoe last performed (as part of a trio) in the 5-county area at Empire's Dunegrass & Blues Festival in 2007 and to a sold-out audience for a solo performance at The Foothills Cafe of Glen Lake in 2006.
Collard Greens, Thyme, Rose Fin Apple Fingerling Potatoes, White Potatoes, Onion, Eggs, Baby Salad Mix, Kale, Chive Compound Butter
individual photos of these veggie at my flicker site
Cherry Capital announces new management; founder Eric Hahn stepping down from day-to-day operations.
NW Michigan chocolate makers are featured in this story from the NW Indiana & Illinois Times newspaper.
Michigan schools will receive nearly $2.6 million in grant dollars from the federal stimulus package to buy new kitchen equipment, including equipment that can make it easier for schools to prepare fresh food from local farmers. Diane Conners of the Michigan Land Use Institute reports on the story.
Check out the Michigan Land Use Institute's Patty Cantrell article on the new policies, investments, and marketing that could make Northwest Michigan a champ: Report: Farming a NW Michigan Heavyweight.
The Leelanau Peninsula Vintner's Association announces LPVA Second Fridays that offer a chance for you to experience award-winning wines and unique tasting rooms after hours on the second Friday night of every month. These special evenings will be held from 5-8 PM and each will feature a fun & unique theme. Next one up is "Toast the Taxman" on April 10.
Wondering how to shape up those neglected antique fruit trees? You won't want to miss this free hands-on workshop at Sleeping Bear Dunes!
Edible Grande Traverse (EGT) and close to 50 of its fellow local food magazine publishers recently attended the annual get-together of the Edible Communities network in Santa Fe. Hoping to be recognized in at least one EDDY category, EGT was delighted to win one award, for the "The Milk Maiden" story about Forest Mullins, and to place as runners-up in 4 of 15 other categories. Want the rest of the story? Go to EdibleGrandeTraverse.com and click on "award-winning" in the first line of text.
Collards, Red Russian Kale, Golden Chard, Thyme, White Superior Potatoes, Rose Fin Apple Potatoes, Copra Onions and Farm Fresh Eggs.
(note, this share is actually week 13 and the last in the winter series ... Spring CSA begins March 21. More info at http://www.csafarms.org/blackstarfarms.asp.
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