Articles tagged: farming
Fruit growers in Michigan check crops after freeze
Posted: May 13, 2013Fruit growers and other farmers in Michigan are checking their crops to see whether freezing temperatures caused any damage. Read more »
food & grocery: Spring CSA Fair on March 24 offers 'speed dating for local food' and chance to meet farmers
Posted: Mar 19, 2013Snow may still blanket the ground, but I have seen a fat robin redbreast hopping around the yard and purple crocus demanding to bloom. I know spring is closing in with its asparagus and tender ... Read more »
Ann Arbor hoop house company wants to grow more small farms in Washtenaw County
Posted: Aug 12, 2012Jeff McCabe wants to help change the feast-or-famine nature of farming in cold weather climates such as Michigan. As founder of Ann Arbor-based Nifty Hoops, he wants to spread the harvest into winter, allowing small ... Read more »
Snyder wants disaster assistance for Michigan farmers
Posted: Jun 01, 2012This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
First-generation farmers bloom in Michigan
Posted: May 17, 2012This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
retail report: Michigan crop freeze forces Cherry Republic to order millions of cherries from Poland
Posted: May 03, 2012Don’t be surprised to see the Polish flag hanging in Michigan’s four Cherry Republic stores this year. Read more »
On the grow: University of Michigan graduate students work to establish a campus farm
Posted: Apr 23, 2012Lindsey MacDonald wants to give University of Michigan students, faculty and staff a chance to get their hands dirty. MacDonald is one of four School of Natural Resources and Environment graduate students working to establish ... Read more »
Former computer engineer Eric Kampe sprouts Ann Arbor Seed Co.
Posted: Apr 22, 2012Five miles west of downtown Ann Arbor, off a dirt road where the city turns into countryside, Eric Kampe is sprouting a new business. Read more »
Ready to grow: Zingerman's Deli contracts with farm incubator for in-season produce
Posted: Apr 07, 2012The idea of individuals buying shares of a farmer’s crop — known as Community Supported Agriculture, or CSAs — is expanding to restaurants. Zingerman’s Deli has signed an agreement with the Tilian Farm Development Center, ... Read more »
Ann Arbor's newest CSA provides opportunities for former inmates
Posted: Mar 25, 2011By my count, there are more than 20 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms in the Ann Arbor area. These direct farmer-to-eater type of businesses offer everything from fresh produce (like Beautiful Earth Farm) to frozen ... Read more »
Reflections on the TEDxManhattan: 'Changing the Way we Eat' conference
Posted: Feb 19, 2011Organized by The Glynwood Institute for Sustainable Food and Farming, the brochure described TEDxManhattan: “Changing the Way we Eat” as “an awe-inspiring, all day TEDx event focused on sustainable food and farming.” I was in awe ... Read more »
Four-season farming grows in Michigan with hoophouses
Posted: Feb 18, 2011"I believe that the community — in the fullest sense: a place and all its creatures — is the smallest unit of health and that to speak of the health of an isolated individual is ... Read more »
Could right-to-farm law harm efforts to feed the hungry with 'urban farming'?
Posted: Dec 02, 2010A strange thought swept across my mind as I watched a preview of the short documentary, "The Kings of Flint." The film, produced by students and faculty at Michigan State University, tells the story of ... Read more »
More words about buildings and food: Blog's focus has expanded beyond green building to include local food issues
Posted: Mar 05, 2010I saw a robin this morning on my way to the office - a sure sign that spring is here! Although my blog was initiated for a dialogue about green building, over the two years ... Read more »
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