Articles tagged: food advocacy
with video: At Selma Cafe, from farm to table and back again
Posted: May 02, 2012Selma Cafe is more than just a delicious Friday breakfast at the Ann Arbor home of Lisa Gottlieb and Jeff McCabe. Watch the video below to find out how this small cafe addresses big ideas ... Read more »
Downtown Home & Garden jam and pickle contests provide sharing experience
Posted: Oct 06, 2010This past Saturday was the 12th Annual Jam Contest and Public Tasting at Downtown Home & Garden. This Saturday, Oct. 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. is the "2nd Annual Pickle Contest & Public ... Read more »
with video: John Dingell launches Double Up Food Bucks in Washtenaw County
Posted: Sep 08, 2010Congressman John Dingell, Oran Hesterman of the Fair Food Network and Amanda Edmonds of Growing Hope spoke Tuesday afternoon at the Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market to launch the Double Up Food Buck program in Washtenaw County. As ... Read more »
Berry jam: a novice's first attempt
Posted: Jul 21, 2010As our household creeps toward food self-sufficiency, you would think our decision to keep backyard chickens would incite more concern than canning fruits and vegetables. However, botulism is a big word and scenes from Louisa ... Read more »
Farm to Fork: Makielski Berry Farm: time slows down while U-Pick berries
Posted: Jul 18, 2010In my Farm to Fork series I visit local farms around Ann Arbor and share what I learn. Driving along Platt Road recently, I was arrested by a majestic sign. The sign states that U-Pick ... Read more »
food & drink: A poetry ode to Michigan blueberries
Posted: Jul 14, 2010I came from the East, close to the ocean Picked blueberries at my grandparents' farm in Massachusetts Protected from birds and deer who might get the notion That succulent blueberries were good to eat Because ... Read more »
Double up food bucks and food policy with the Fair Food Network
Posted: Jul 12, 2010According to the Michigan Food Stamp Calculator, a single person earning $1,000 in Social Security income a month, with a $300 monthly rent payment, would be eligible for $66 in food stamp benefits that month. ... Read more »
2nd annual Ann Arbor Reskilling Festival: from bicycle maintenance to de-mystifying natural death care
Posted: Jul 07, 2010Corinna will be teaching one of the backyard chicken classes for the festival as a volunteer. Basic Homebrewing: Making your own beer that is local, tasty, and cheap (intermediate class offered as well), Chickentainment: All ... Read more »
Schmoozing with the Zingerman's Roadhouse chef at the Westside Farmers Market
Posted: Jul 06, 2010Two weeks ago, I took advantage of a fabulous sunny Thursday afternoon to visit the Westside Farmers Market. The weather was extraordinary, proving that summer had officially arrived -- and it brought fruits and vegetables ... Read more »
Backyard Chickens: the deep litter method
Posted: Jul 05, 2010In one of my first chicken posts I mentioned the book I “borrowed” from my grandparents, Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening: A complete guide to gardening without DDT or other poisons or chemicals edited by J.I. ... Read more »
A conversation about local currency, local buying and a party with Think Local First of Washtenaw County
Posted: Jul 01, 2010Last Thursday, I took the opportunity to sit down and chat with Ingrid Ault, Executive Director of Think Local First of Washtenaw County, at her Even Thursday coffee hour. Every Thursday that falls on an ... Read more »
Ann Arbor Sugar Beet Project: planting non-GMO sugar
Posted: Jun 29, 2010Earlier this week I detailed my conversation with Brian Steinberg, owner of Inchworm Microgreens. Today I address another project of Steinberg’s - the Ann Arbor Sugar Beet Project, which aims to start a non-GMO sugar ... Read more »
Farm to Fork: Inchworm Microgreens
Posted: Jun 28, 2010In my Farm to Fork series I visit local farms around Ann Arbor and share what I learn. Brian Steinberg is a man of many interests and many talents - among them a chef, a ... Read more »
Food System Economic Partnership (FSEP) unveiled
Posted: Jun 23, 2010Over the last year, when speaking with different people in disparate circumstances, I began to notice a new vocabulary word. The word "efsepp" came up again and again. As in, "farm to school is an ... Read more »
Vegan Garlic Scape Pumpkin Seed Pesto inspired by Dick's Pretty Good Garlic
Posted: Jun 21, 2010According to the pictures and data on Real Time Farms, this week at the farmers markets in and around Ann Arbor was garlic scape week, often referred to as just “scapes.” The Washington Post describes ... Read more »
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