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Grand opening for Nourish Organic Market set for Saturday
by Mary Hunter (mm2hunter)
Submitted 10-06-2011 under OPINION
Wondering how to buy food locally, but not sure where to start? Look no further than Nourish Organic Market. Located at 634 Wealthy St SE, Nourish sells products that are organic and locally produced. Here you will find items from Michigan farms...
Bartertown Almost Ready for Business
Submitted 02-28-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Have you seen Michael Moore's film, Capitalism: A Love Story? If you have, then you may already know the idea of a worker cooperative. Simply put, it's each employee owning a stake in the business. Numbers from the US Federation of...
The Local Beet: Prestigious national award and a second anniversary give MadCap Coffee reasons to celebrate
by Lisa Rose Starner (Lisa.rose.starner)
Submitted 01-21-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Last week at San Francisco’s iconic Ferry Building farmers market, the MadCap Coffee team stood alongside such coffee greats as Blue Bottle and George Howell, a pioneer in specialty coffee. MadCap was receiving honors as part of the Good Food Awards...
South East Area Farmer's Market gets a new home
by scott warren (scott warren)
Submitted 06-22-2010 under OPINION
Summer is here and that means many of us in the City of Grand Rapids are enjoying one of our favorite pastimes; visiting our local farmer's market. The local farmer's market can be an invaluable asset to the community. It is no secret that urban...
The Electric Cheetah Supporting Local Farms
by Jewly Warren (Jewly Warren)
Submitted 02-08-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Local eating is catching on in a big way. To me, it just makes sense environmentally as well as economically. The average tomato travels 1,500 to 1,800 miles before it reaches your plate. In this weeklong delay from harvest to dinner plate,...
