Joseph Adams, Owner and Founder of Full Circle Lavender Farms in Maple City, MI Lavender Fields Forever We recently had the joy of visiting Oryana employee turned farmer Joe at his family-run farm, Full Circle Lavender. It was inspiring to
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A Visit to Anavery Fine Foods Farm
Just a short drive outside Traverse City, we had the pleasure of visiting Anavery Fine Foods, the local farm that supplies Oryana with some of the best pasture-raised pork and lamb in the region. But what we saw on the
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Pedaling Toward a Greener Traverse City: Carter’s Compost Receives a Microloan
Carter’s Compost has been keeping food scraps out of the landfill and nourishing Traverse City’s soil since 2012. Originally started by a young boy named Carter as a neighborhood project, the business has since grown and found new life under
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From Garden Dreams to Growing Greens: Visiting Open Air Farms, One of Oryana’s 2025 Microloan Recipients
Written By: Jacqueline Bishop, Oryana’s Digital Communications Coordinator Tucked into the rolling agricultural hills of Cedar, Michigan, Open Air Farms is more than just a beautiful place to grow food, it’s a labor of love, resilience, and innovation. Oryana had
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Fantastic Food From Finland – From the Pen of Greenspire School Student, Caleb Hall
This blog was written by Caleb Hall, a student at The Greenspire School, as part of a class project called Food for Good. In this project, 11th and 12th grade students explore how food, and how we write about it,
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Third Spaces Create Community – Written by Dana Pflughoeft
Third spaces create what we think of as community. They are often the underlying reason we choose to stay. If home is our first space, work our second, then third spaces are the shared, special places where we seek enjoyment,
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100% Gluten-Free – From the Pen of Greenspire School Student, Sofie Feck
This blog was written by Sofie Feck, a student at The Greenspire School, as part of a class project called Food for Good. In this project, 11th and 12th grade students explore how food—and how we write about it—plays an
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The Sweet Magic of Seasonal Doughnuts – From the Pen of Greenspire School Student, Maggie MacPherson
This blog was written by Maggie MacPherson, a student at The Greenspire School, as part of a class project called Food for Good. In this project, 11th and 12th grade students explore how food—and how we write about it—plays an
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Cinnamon Sugar Donuts – From the Pen of Greenspire School Student, Samuel Strange
This blog was written by Samuel, a student at The Greenspire School, as part of a class project called Food for Good. In this project, 11th and 12th grade students explore how food—and how we write about it—plays an incredibly
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Make Every Day Earth Day: Earth Month Resources
Throughout April, we were proud to host a series of free Earth Month Speaker Events designed to inspire action and deepen our community’s connection to the land and water we all call home. From restoring watersheds to composting in your
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