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Garden grants provide healthy fresh food access
Published on July 2, 2012
Community and school gardens assisted with grants to provide fresh food access to low income families across southeast Michigan. -
Cottage to Commercial: Ingredients for a Successful Food Business
Published on June 29, 2012
Cottage to Commercial will help you understand how to turn your food business idea into a commercial reality. -
Low-interest loan program offers relief to Michigan’s fruit industry
Published on June 27, 2012
A new bill creates a partnership between growers, processors, private lenders and the state to support Michigan’s fruit industries after this spring’s unprecedented loss to fruit crops. -
Attention Michigan farmers: Schools are looking for more vegetables and beans
Published on June 26, 2012
USDA School Meals Program offers financial incentive for menus serving more beans and dark green, orange and yellow vegetables starting fall 2012. -
Plant, Viticulture and Landscape courses enrollment open through MSU this fall
Published on June 25, 2012
Off-campus courses in Applied Plant Science and Viticulture through MSU are available at northwest and southwest Michigan community college locations this fall. -
Michigan’s hard cider comes naturally
Published on June 22, 2012
The popularity of hard cider is stimulating the growth of new cideries in Michigan with business counseling from the Michigan State University Product Center. -
Safety of meat is not determined by production practices
Published on June 21, 2012
Meat that originates from organic, grass fed or pasture raised production systems does not mean it has less bacteria. -
“Farming for You” let dairy producers take their passion to the grocery store
Published on June 21, 2012
In an effort to educate consumers about the importance of the dairy industry, producers from Alpena, Alcona and Montmorency counties spent time in a local grocery store telling their stories. -
Beginners guide to freezer beef processing
Published on June 18, 2012
What’s the difference between a strip steak, a T-bone steak and a Porterhouse steak? -
Don’t let Michigan’s backwards spring keep you from the farmers’ markets
Published on June 15, 2012
Whacky spring weather limits availability of some Michigan produce, but there’s still plenty of bounty available, especially to those who rely on assistance programs.