local food
Community Gardens Dot the Metro Grand Rapids Landscape
by (keri.amlotte)
Submitted 04-03-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
Located in neighborhoods throughout metro Grand Rapids, community gardens provide a space for neighbors, friends, and community members to share a piece of land and grow their own produce, typically in individual garden plots. Some of these...
West Michigan Cooperative sees growth, opportunities in new space on Michigan Avenue
by (keri.amlotte)
Submitted 04-01-2014 under NEWS
Since their founding in 2006, West Michigan Co-op, a Grand Rapids based online farmers market, had been sharing space with other businesses during their monthly pick-up nights. But after years of growth, West Michigan Co-op had outgrown the shared...
In Season: March 29, 2014
by (FultonStMarket)
Submitted 03-29-2014 under NONPROFITS
Currently Available: Apples Carrots Cabbage Pizza Crusts Kale Quiche Lettuce Greens Micro Greens Wheat Grass Potatoes Turnips Beets Celery Root Parsnips Onions Garlic Leeks Winter Squash Honey Chicken Milk Beef Lamp Pork Eggs (chicken) Cheese Dried...
Brewery Vivant to host "Beer the Change" celebration
by (HGrzych)
Submitted 03-25-2014 under NEWS
On Sunday, March 30, Brewery Vivant will welcome the community to participate in their annual “Beer the Change” event. The brewery’s visual sustainability report will be presented visually and interactively featuring a...
Lebanese restaurateurs still thriving after 20 years in business
by (HGrzych)
Submitted 03-07-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
Since opening the doors to Osta's in 1993, John and Diane Aouad have grown with the community as a family. The Auoad family has become a Gaslight Village staple by bringing Lebanese cuisine to Grand Rapids. "The community is wonderful. The...
Grand Rapids micro-roaster doing coffee right
by (jeneanz)
Submitted 03-04-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
Hidden in a 100-year-old seemingly abandoned warehouse on the corner of Hall and Godfrey lies the home of a small micro-roaster called Grand Rapids Coffee Roasters. After climbing five flights of stairs accompanied by motivational signs,...
The Paczki Report: Local paczki go head to head
by (Holly)
Submitted 03-03-2014 under OPINION
With fresh donuts from the east side of the state in hand, six local Grand Rapidians set out to compare local options to those considered "authentic" Polish Fat Tuesday fare: the Paczek (or Paczki, if you're indulging in more than one...
Kingma's Market goes up for sale
by (rachelcc)
Submitted 02-25-2014 under OPINION
Recently the news broke that Kingma's Market had been put up for sale. A number of people I know have been speculating on the reasons for the sale on social media and wondering what would happen to this food gem. Kingma's is an...
Anja Mast grows career from farm-to-table to kitchen lifestyle coach
by (wendypchef)
Submitted 02-11-2014 under NEWS
Over the past 13 years, Anja Mast has been an organic vegetable farmer and CSA coordinator atTrillium Haven Farm, a Fulton Market grower, a restaurant supplier for six.one.six. and Reserve, a restaurant designer at Trillium Haven/...
Hall Street bakery opens with dedicated gluten free kitchen
by (HGrzych)
Submitted 02-11-2014 under INNOVATION-SPOTLIGHT
Saturday marked the grand opening of the Hall Street Bakery. Located at the corner of Hall Street and Fuller Avenue, the new bake shop and restaurant is an extension of popular Wealthy Street Bakery. This new location features Wealthy Street's...