This year we supported Bluebird Farm and Gardens in Empire with a $3,608 microloan for purchasing a pavilion and compost spreader.

For this year’s microloan we supported Z & N Farm in Bear Lake the sum of $6,392 for the purpose of expanding their hoop house square footage by 4500 sq ft in order to increase shoulder season produce production.

Leelanau Tea features locally-produced cherry juice in its popular, thirst quenching summer beverages.

If you are vegan or can’t eat dairy, there are a number of ways you can still enjoy creamy food. Read on…

Are you interested in learning how to preserve your garden bounty or farmer’s market haul? MSU Extension is offering canning classes in Traverse City this summer. Check it out.

As we explore what wild plants can offer us, it’s equally important to ask what we can offer them. As science catches up with ancient indigenous wisdom, we are beginning to understand the sentience of plants and their ability to perceive and respond to their environment.

Get your summer snacking and cheese boards off to a great start with some fantastic new and old favorite cheeses from Oryana. Check out the cheesy goods… New Summer Cheeses* Dragon Handcrafted Cavern Ruby – Cavern aged Welsh red leicester
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Opalcap takes a locally sourced waste product, brewer’s grain, and up-cycles it into a nutritious food product, accessible year-round.

Meet Denise Samuels and Jim Lemire, farmers of gorgeous peonies in Leelanau County.

Is there any difference in taste between different tunas? We did a taste test to find out.