Why Traverse City Became the Cherry Capital of the World Few fruits are as closely tied to Northern Michigan as the cherry. Every summer, visitors travel from across the country to experience cherry season, explore local u-pick orchards, and celebrate
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In partnership with Crosshatch Center for Art + Ecology, Oryana is proud to offer zero-interest loans to local farmers and food producers who are growing something meaningful in our region. Through this program, farms and food businesses could apply for
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Meet the husband-and-wife team behind our local Michigan shrimp, Carol and Stephen Karas. Founded in 2024, By the Bay Shrimp Company was created with a clear purpose: to provide our community with fresh, sustainably raised shrimp, grown right here in
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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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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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