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Downtown Market celebrates veggies on March 9, hosting fifth annual Growers Fare, first-ever Very Veggie Saturday
by (Downtown Market GR)
Submitted 02-22-2019 under NONPROFITS
On March 9, the West Michigan Growers Group is partnering with Michigan State University Extension and the Grand Rapids Downtown Market to host the fifth annual ‘Meet a Farmer, Find a Share’ Growers Fare from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Local,...
February "Culinary Conversations" MeetUp Examines Youth Culture and Millennial Food Trends
by (Downtown Market GR)
Submitted 01-31-2019 under NONPROFITS
On February 20 at 5 p.m., the Grand Rapids Downtown Market will host the second “Culinary Conversations” Meetup, featuring speaker Eve Turow Paul. Author of “Generation Yum—Shaping The Future Of Food,” Turow Paul is a...
West Michigan Growers Group partners with Downtown Market, MSU Extension to host 2017 Growers Fare: CSA Open House
by (Downtown Market GR)
Submitted 03-21-2017 under NONPROFITS
The 2017 Growers Fare: CSA Open House, an event for the West Michigan community interested in connecting with and supporting farmers growing and selling local food, is coming to the Grand Rapids Downtown Market. In partnership with the West Michigan...
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...