On Saturday, November 29, an all-day workshop titled "Traditional Foods for Health, Beauty and Strength" will be offered in Leland by the Holy Hill Center. This day addresses the work of Sally Fallon, who has extensively researched how whole foods differ from much of the prepared foods available to us today. It will be held from 9 AM to 5 PM, and lunch and two snacks- all based upon traditional foods- are included in the workshop fee of $40 per person.
Today is the last day of the Goodwill Inn's food drive. Items can be dropped off from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Brown Lumber on South Airport Road in Traverse City. Needed items include canned meat and fruit, pancake mix, juice, soups and stews, macaroni and cheese, spaghetti sauce, cereal and peanut butter. Diapers, personal care items and gift cards or cash also will be accepted. The need is great.
Check out this article about the Pugsley Gardens Program, which grew 9 tons of produce distributed to local charities and food pantries.
A couple nice write-ups on Tandem Ciders: one in the Leelanau Enterprise and another on Susan Och's French Road Connections blog.
Cooking Live! @ Aerie atop the Grand Traverse Resort.
Bryan Ulbrich's Left Foot Charley is named one of the top producers east of the Rockies in Robert Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide (7th ed).
Jim Sluyter blogs about growing hops in Michigan, including the training session on December 17 at the NW Michigan Horticultural Research Station.
Tickets for the Great Mac & Cheese Bake-off, to be held November 29, are now on sale at the wineries on the Old Mission Peninsula and at the Traverse City Convention and Visitor's Bureau.
Thanks for the thoughtful read, Eric.
Check out today's article in the Traverse City Record-Eagle about Jen and Nic Welty, who put the "farm" in Black Star Farms. Interesting read on the business angle too, and its investment in young people and farm-to-table agriculture.
Chef Ted Cizma could teach a class titled "The culinary field is not what you see on the Food Network, 101." Rather than all glamor and glitz, it's a lot of hard work. But if you love it, it's all worth it!
I just filled out the Grand Vision scorecard. Have you? If you want a say in what future you'd like for northern Michigan, make sure to fill it out! It's simple! They offer comparisons of the four scenarios presented, including the number of additional roads, availability of mass transit, ability to walk or ride bikes, the size and type of buildings, land consumed, and more. Each scenario has a different effect on agriculture and agritourism for our region, so let the planners know which future you prefer.
You can find paper copies throughout the region, or fill out the scorecard online.
Chef Eric Patterson writes of the paradox chefs face in bringing people together, providing them joy, and yet in doing so, are often lonely. He asks, "Are those who miss out, who walk alone, who choose others happiness over their own, are they the ones who find the most inspiration? Perhaps that's the trade off. Perhaps inspiration can only be found in the lonely places on earth."
Photos from last week's book signing with Stephanie Mills and Gary Nabhan.
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