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.

We recently learned that the cocoa industry is currently in crisis and as a result, the price of chocolate will most likely rise dramatically in the weeks ahead.

Native plants are critical to restoring ecosystems and biodiversity. Learn exactly why you should avoid planting non-native, and especially invasive plants and plant natives instead.

Amaranth is a nutty tasting gluten-free grain. It’s a tiny, tan-colored seed that you cook similar to rice, and that makes a good porridge. Amaranth can also be popped, just like popcorn, and then eaten like cereal or added to yogurt or granola.

Let the vegetarian deliciousness flow this Easter with an easy entree or pick up ready-made quiche from our kitchens.

Writing is hard work as any writer or student can attest. A few students from Greenspire School in Traverse City tried their hand at the genre of food writing and asked if we would critique and publish their pieces. It is with pleasure that we present the aspiring writers’ food essays for Oryana readers. Enjoy!