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Jan 25, 2012
Schools Seek Local Foods; Set Meeting with Farmers
Farmers and local food distributors interested in selling to schools in Leelanau and Grand Traverse counties will meet Jan. 30....more

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Nov 01, 2011
Suttons Bay Schools Celebrate Local Harvest
Suttons Bay High School will host a Farm to School Fall Food Festival on Tuesday, November 8, from 5 to 7 p.m....more

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Oct 11, 2011
Farm to School Month is Here!
Schools throughout northwest Lower Michigan are cooking up locally grown foods for lunch this October and celebrating the nation’s...more

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Oct 07, 2011
Hesterman: Now's the Time for Fresh, Local, Fair Food
Author and food activist Oran Hesterman delivered an inspiring message to 500 people about the growing movement to fix America’s...more

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Attendees at one of last year’s Get Farming! workshops hear about different farming techniques and business practices.

Sept 22, 2011
Get Farming! Announces Five Fall Workshops
The workshops address the strong interest in local foods and farm products and the unique challenges growers face in providing them....more

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Sept 16, 2011
National Food Expert, Author to Speak in TC
Dr. Hesterman authored the highly regarded new book, Fair Food: Growing A Healthy, Sustainable Food System For All. The book provides...more

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MLUI's Taste the Local Difference Farmers Market brought fresh local produce to this August's Northwest Michigan Fair, near Traverse City

Sept 14, 2011
It Was a Very Good Year (at the Fair!)
With fall on its way, we thought we’d take a quick moment to revisit one of MLUI’s greatest successes of the summer: our local...more

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Aug 26, 2011
Wanted: Grassroots Push for Improved Farm Bill
Students at some public schools get local apples and more at lunch—just one more example of a few well-spent tax dollars building...more

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Aug 15, 2011
Youngsters Warm to Cooking with Kids at NW Mich. Fair
In a setting loaded with French fries, elephant ears, and cotton candy, 440 kids and parents instead learned how to “go local”...more

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Aug 01, 2011
It's Time for 'Cooking with Kids at the Fair'!
The Michigan Land Use Institute announces that its popular event, Cooking with Kids at the Fair, is back for a third year at the...more

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Aug 01, 2011
Northern Michigan Ready to Double Up Food Bucks
Northwest Michigan’s version of Double Up Food Bucks helps the region’s many struggling families buy fresh, local produce at...more

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Jul 28, 2011
Wanted: Financing for 'Food Desert' Farms
Michelle Obama’s good-food campaign may attract more quality grocery stores to urban and rural “food deserts,” and...more

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Jul 13, 2011
Farm Network 'Doubles Up Food Bucks'
The Northwest Michigan Food & Farming Network has launched a $75,000 fundraising campaign to help financially struggling families...more

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May 26, 2011
Food & Farming Network: Feds Should Spend Schools' Lunch Dollars on Local Produce
The Northwest Michigan Food & Farming Network is urging Congress to use federal school lunch dollars to purchase fresh, local produce...more

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May 19, 2011
New Taste the Local Difference Guide Now Available!
The Michigan Land Use Institute today published its eighth annual Taste the Local Difference farm and food guide and launched its brand-new...more

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Apr 19, 2011
Snyder Supports Local Food, Renewable Energy Production
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder spoke at the Rural Development Conference today and endorsed both the local food movement and...more

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Apr 13, 2011
State Bill Sparks Worries Over Local Farm to School Programs
The Michigan House votes soon on forcing many schools to privatize their food service, which critics say could impede serving fresh, local...more

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Feb 16, 2011
On the Road to Farm Prosperity in N.W. Michigan
When Rob Sirrine showed a slide about the growth of farm-to-school programs in northwest Lower Michigan, his audience responded with an...more

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Feb 03, 2011
For Some Kids, Farm to School a Health Lifeline
Every school day, young Aaron Reed visits the school cafeteria salad bar and piles on the fresh produce. It’s rarely available at...more

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Dec 22, 2010
A Bridge to Better Food:
Business like Marvin’s Gardens and many non-profit organizations are making it easier for lower-income families to buy locally grown...more

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Nov 19, 2010
Onekama School Finds Recipe for Success
The ingredients seemed like those you find in one of those high-end restaurants serving local foods—but the lunch was served in a...more

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Nov 14, 2010
Saginaw and Flint: Shrinking Cities, Expanding Communities
Saginaw and Flint are among America’s “shrinking cities.” But a powerful antidote is growing amidst their 20th-century...more

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Catholic Charities operates a garden program that is helping to revitalize Flint.

Nov 05, 2010
Flint: Mowing Weeds, Planting Seeds, Growing Citizens
After years of job losses and factory closings people are coming together in neighborhoods and gardens to revitalize the community....more

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Sept 30, 2010
Food Charter: Growing Success for Small Farms
August is a busy time for the Lutz farm, in Bear Lake, but it would be even busier if growers had a custom food processor nearby....more

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Sept 13, 2010
Land Protection, Good Food Charter Would Help State Economy
Even though Ken and Jan Engles are planning to retire soon from 40 years of farming 300 acres east of Traverse City, they are still...more

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