Gene and Patricia McFarland have built their gourmet popcorn business from a home kitchen operation to a successful storefront where they sell their handcrafted flavored popcorn.
From education to certification, programs in the Upper Peninsula are helping farmers and buyers connect. Some of their work will soon be helping farmers in the Lower Peninsula, too.
Demand for food grown locally continues to rise. At the upcoming Pure Michigan Agribusiness Summit buyers and sellers come together to meet that demand.
There are roots and then there is the kind of roots one grows up with on the family farm that draw young people home.
You can find a little bit of summer in Michigan tomatoes grown in the winter.
Do you shop at places that align with your values? One Grand Rapids woman is trying to make it easier for you to do so with an electronic directory of businesses that are owned by women, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, veterans, Asian-Pacific Americans, and Native Americans.
Detroit has an abundance of unused land, and a shortage of youth educated about what to do with it. So, creative minds have come up with these projects that connect the two, for the betterment of all.
Part of educating kids is showing them the connections between the lives we lead and the less obvious lives of animals and plants sharing the same planet. This Grand Rapids initiative aims to help young people make those connections.
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