This article first appeared in the Traverse City Record-Eagle Agriculture Forum. For several years, I have been part of a collective effort to provide more access to healthy food to those in our community who need it most. This on-the-ground effort helps meet the...
Articles by Christina Barkel
How every Michigan food pantry can partner with local farmers
This op-ed first published in Bridge Michigan. I’m thinking of a day a few years back when I witnessed something that was plain on the surface, but which was actually evidence of a micro-revolution in food access, and it happened in a Traverse City parking lot. It...
Equity Education Series Featuring our Indigenous Communities
Above photo: Eric Hemenway, Director of Department of Repatriation, Archives and Records, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians In 2020-2021, Groundwork designed an education series that included presentations from members of the Anishinaabe community,...