local food
Buttermilk Jamboree
by Danielle Hoskins (sweetsideentert...)
Submitted 11-19-2011 under
The Buttermilk Jamboree celebrates traditional and progressive arts with a common vision of social justice, cooperation and sustainability. Music, art, storytelling and workshops create an environment of discovery and connection on the...Buttermilk Jamboree
by Danielle Hoskins (sweetsideentert...)
Submitted 11-19-2011 under
The Buttermilk Jamboree celebrates traditional and progressive arts with a common vision of social justice, cooperation and sustainability. Music, art, storytelling and workshops create an environment of discovery and connection on the...
Restaurant Week GR 2011: Farm to fork
by Roberta King (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 11-02-2011 under NEWS
Foodies and people who love to eat out--rejoice! Restaurant Week Grand Rapids is back for a second year with new places to eat, a focus on the farm to fork connection and some new ways to test out the event. Starting Thursday, November 3 until...
In studio: Local First gearing up for its inaugural Fork Fest to celebrate local food
by WYCE Radio 88.1 FM (WYCE)
Submitted 09-30-2011 under NONPROFIT
Don't have time to listen? Download the MP3 and tune in at your leisure. INTERVIEW (10:49) Local First is holding its inaugural Fork Fest as a fundraiser and celebration of local food. Elissa Hillary shares that Michigan is the second leading...
Eat the weeds: Playing with purslane
by Lisa Rose Starner (Lisa.rose.starner)
Submitted 09-05-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Purslane is known to many as a noxious weed and few today in this country know its value as an edible food. That's all beginning to change as the wild edibles trend heats up with the Farm to Plate movement. Farmers and foragers are seeing...
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...
From the garden: Harvesting your own hyper-local herbal apothecary
by Lisa Rose Starner (Lisa.rose.starner)
Submitted 06-13-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
For many, the term herbal apothecary evokes images of shelves, bottles and jars all filled with mysterious herbs and herbal formulas from exotic plants. But to have an herbal apothecary, plants need not be exotic or mysterious - in fact, as more and...
Eat the Weeds: ReWilding the Spring Salad
by Lisa Rose Starner (Lisa.rose.starner)
Submitted 05-26-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
While it was a cool start to spring, the past two weeks of warm, wet weather have the plants around us springing from the earth. You may have taken particular notice if you are a lawn-mower -- the grass is growing tall and so are many of the lawn...
Cultivating A Sense of Place: Becoming a Forager & Land Steward
by Lisa Rose Starner (Lisa.rose.starner)
Submitted 05-11-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Our culture is starting to shift. We are beginning to understand the connection between healthy soil and healthy people. We are beginning to make choices and invest in good, healthful and local whole foods as part of our health insurance. Lifestyles...
Fulton Street Farmer's Market Takes on the Winter
by Megan Smith (Megan Smith)
Submitted 03-07-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
During the spring, summer, and fall months, the Fulton Street Farmer's Market is crawling with natural food junkies, organic vegan enthusiasts, and Grand Rapidians who just love good quality food. And if you’ve ever been there, you may have...- 1 of 2
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