With roots firmly embedded in the pro-health, pro-environment, and pro-economy principles of a local food system, the Groundwork Food and Farming team creates markets for local farmers, and helps connect locally grown food to school children, food pantry clients and families across the state.
While much of our work begins locally in northwest lower Michigan, one of our guiding missions is to inspire a statewide culture of healthy, locally raised food.
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Our Voices: Get Farming! Workshops Off and Running
The Michigan Land Use Institute’s Get Farming! project got off to a great start for the “workshop season” last week with three quality programs. On Thursday, October 27th, we participated in a program sponsored by our friends at ISLAND (the Institute for Sustainable...
Our Voices: Chestnut Time!
This weekend I took a drive out to the Kastanu Chestnut Farm in Kewadin and picked chestnuts for the first time. It was great fun! I had no idea that the chestnuts would be on the ground, rather than on the tree, and that they would already be...
Our Voices: Cheers to Munson Medical Center for hosting end-of-season farmers market!
Last week was an exciting time at Munson Medical Center as they hosted their very first end-of-season farmers market on campus in Traverse City. Four farms were invited to come and sell their produce to employees and visitors alike. In a spot just outside the parking...