Local agriculture is increasingly appreciated not just for tasty food but also for community health -and what’s good for our health can also be good for business.
Growing the local food economy while shrinking waistlines
A whopping 68 percent of residents of the five-county Traverse City region are overweight. The good news is that doctors, public health experts, and employers are teaming up with small farmers and getting creative.
Farms, Food & Health is scheduled for Jan. 29 at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa
A conference slated for January 29, 2016 at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa aims to build valuable connections between locally grown foods and wellness in schools, the healthcare sector, the workplace, and the broader community.
New Local Food Website Donating to MLUI
Traverse Gourmet, a new northwest Lower Michigan food website, is donating 1 percent of its sales to MLUI.