Agriculture
Riveridge Produce Marketing opens orchards to Food Bank
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 10-25-2013 under NONPROFITS
It’s a boom year for Michigan apple growers, and one apple seller in Sparta is sharing that bounty with hungry families. On October 26 and 30, Riveridge Produce Marketing, Inc. will welcome volunteers from Feeding America West Michigan Food...
With demand rising, Food Bank issues plea for more volunteers
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 10-15-2013 under NONPROFITS
Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank is making a plea for more volunteers. Last year the Comstock Park-based hunger-relief organization was assisted by more than 2,300 volunteers in distributing 23.8 million pounds of food. They are on track to...
Growing, eating, reading: New book tells story of Grand Rapids food
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 06-19-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
Timing is everything. It matters for growing and harvesting plants and for Lisa Rose Starner, it matters for writing her new book, "Grand Rapids Food: A Culinary Revolution." Laid up by knee surgery in April of last year after tearing her...
Can we feed everyone?
by (development)
Submitted 05-16-2011 under NONPROFITS
By the year 2050 it is projected that the world population will rise to by 2 billion people to 9 billion. With food prices today having increased beyond the level they were in 2008, sparking riots in the poorer regions of the world; it seems...
Wine tasting, documentary screening, hors d'oeuvres 6/17
by (wealthytheatre)
Submitted 06-09-2010 under NONPROFITS
Art of the Table and Electric Cheetah / Eel, along with Community Media Center's Wealthy Theatre, are presenting the Grand Rapids premiere of the winemaking documentary, "Blood Into Wine," June 7. More information about the event (including...
The Local Beet: Growing a crop of smart, healthy Grand Rapidians
by (LisaRoseGR)
Submitted 04-05-2010 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...