Cooking
Uptown Kitchen: Cooking up a small business
by Chelsea LaForge (Chelsea)
Submitted 11-11-2011 under INNOVATION-SPOTLIGHT
Kelly LeCoy recently graduated from Calvin College with a business and marketing degree. For her final thesis project before graduating last May, LeCoy drafted a business plan for a community commercial kitchen space to help local businesses grow...
Start a Canvolution: Host a Canning Party
by Lisa Rose Starner (Lisa.rose.starner)
Submitted 08-31-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
The canning bug is sweeping across America! The last time canning was this popular was during WWII as women canned harvests from their Victory Gardens to win the war. Today, people across the country are re-finding the joy and benefits...
[MIDTOWN] Couple's documentation shows shopping local does not need to be costly
by Denise Cheng (dennetmint)
Submitted 08-11-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Rice, canned beans, eggs, sweet potatoes, carrots, cheese, bread and El Matador tortilla chips. These are common items in Amanda Narvaes and Josh Dunigan's pantry, and if they are staples on your shopping list, the couple will tell you it does not...
The Local Beet Farmer Feature: Mud Lake Farm
by Lisa Rose Starner (Lisa.rose.starner)
Submitted 05-02-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Mud Lake Farm: Going Beyond SaladSituated in between the gentle, sloping hills of the quietude of Hudsonville's farmland - just 20 minutes from Grand Rapids' bustling downtown - is Mud Lake Farm. Mud Lake, a farm that has been in the Van Haitsma...
The Local Beet: Growing a crop of smart, healthy Grand Rapidians
by Lisa Rose Starner (Lisa.rose.starner)
Submitted 04-04-2010 under OPINION
Food, food, food – the topic of food has hit mainstream. Many of us have heard of the latest food blockbuster, Food Inc., listened to food expert Michael Pollan on Oprah, or have heard the British super chef Jamie Oliver, who is looking to remake...
