Want to preserve some of that fresh sweet corn? Stop by the Ann Arbor Farmers Market any time between 8 a.m and 10 p.m. on Saturday for an educational demonstration on the making of corn relish. Local "canning maven" Cynthia, who writes an excellent food blog, will be leading the ...
Congressman John Dingell, Oran Hesterman of the Fair Food Network and Amanda Edmonds of Growing Hope spoke Tuesday afternoon at the Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market to launch the Double Up Food Buck program in Washtenaw County. As I wrote about in July, the Double Up Food Bucks program matches every food stamp ...
On Tuesday, Aug. 24, I wandered into the Lunasa warehouse on Jackson Road because I needed soap. Much like the time I visited Ikea for a lamp and came home with a couch, I left Lunasa juggling my shopping for the week. Unlike my visit to Ikea, I was able ...
Dan Bair, farm manager for St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, looks over tomato plants in the hospital's hoop house, just east of the hospital off Hewitt on July 15. The vegetables grown in the hoop house are sold in the hospital's farm market. As urban sprawl has connected cities to suburbs, ...
Biting into a pattypan squash, I wonder if Michigan's short growing season compresses and concentrates local vegetable and fruit flavors, providing us with the most flavorful produce imaginable. This speculation is unlikely, of course, but this has to be the tastiest squash I've ever eaten.
According to the Michigan Food Stamp Calculator, a single person earning $1,000 in Social Security income a month, with a $300 monthly rent payment, would be eligible for $66 in food stamp benefits that month. Say this person lived in Detroit, without a car, and wanted to purchase food. According ...
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