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Baxter Community Center greenhouse cultivates healthier, friendlier community
by (jtstoner)
Submitted 07-09-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
A recent Kent County Health Department food security assessment revealed that the Baxter neighborhood qualifies as a food desert. Though “food desert” might evoke Lawrence of Arabia-esque imagery of a lone figure traversing an ocean of...
Grand opening for Nourish Organic Market set for Saturday
by (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...
Let's do lunch: A Twitter chat about food
by (mattsimoto)
Submitted 11-04-2010 under OPINION
This is a lunch chat you can brown bag, dine out, order in or even stay in bed for. From the Twitter account @verylocal, Rapidian Content Facilitator Matthew Russell will be asking questions and offering prompts about food from noon to 2 p.m....
[MIDTOWN] Midtown resident harvests crops grown in his truck bed
by (dennetmint)
Submitted 07-29-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
On any sunny evening in Midtown, Eric Kehoe's truck is probably basking on the corner of Grand NE and Hawthorne NE. Arranged neatly in the bed are tomato plants, bell pepper plants, herbs, garlic and salad greens. Crops have been sprouting out of...
South East Area Farmer's Market gets a new home
by (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...