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Adventures in Local Food #19

“Victory” Garden 20 years ago Rodney King was beaten in Los Angeles. When the police officers caught on tape beating him were acquitted, one of the worst riots in LA history erupted, leaving deep scars of social tu...
by Stefanie Stauffer
 

 
 
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Taste of Ann Arbor

From 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Sunday June 3, tantalize your taste buds with samples of local restaurant fare while soaking in the sounds of local bands at a Taste of Ann Arbor. This annual community event blends food with live ent...
by Stefanie Stauffer
 

 

 
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Adventures in Local Food #18

In Season It’s hard to believe that June is here! The farmer’s markets are in full swing, and summer is basically upon us. The anticipation for morels, green garlic and Michigan Asparagus has been replaced by the anticipat...
by Stefanie Stauffer
 

 
 
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Adventures in Local Food #17

It’s Grow Time The best time of year for local food is upon us again in Washtenaw County: farmer’s market season! The first week of May will see most of our local farmer’s markets opening again, with the Downtown Ypsi...
by Stefanie Stauffer
 

 

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The Dish: Al Dente Pasta Company

The Al Dente Pasta Company has come a long way since the early days when owner Monique Deschaine would personally make all of the pasta by hand. Nowadays, their locally-famous pastas and sauces are distributed from their small ...
by Stefanie Stauffer
 

 

 
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The Dish: The Wurst Bar

705 W Cross St., Ypsilanti // 734-485-6720 // www.wurstbarypsi.com Back in January, Mark Maynard interviewed Wurst Bar owner Jesse Kranyak and had only positive things to say about Ypsi’s newest bar (other than that th...
by Stefanie Stauffer
 

 
 
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Local Food to the Rescue: a talk by Joel Salatin

“Everything I want to do is illegal” says author (& farmer) Joel Salatin, who will be giving a talk called “Local Food to the Rescue” on April 24 at the Michigan Theater. Salatin returned full-time to his family far...
by Stefanie Stauffer
 

 

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Adventures in Local Food #16

Green Commodities Spring is officially here (although I thought we were still waiting for winter), and for many growers and local food enthusiasts that means being gripped by planting mania. For me it manifests itself in attend...
by Stefanie Stauffer
 

 

 
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Adventures in Local Food No. 15

Building the Future The growing momentum of local food is a compelling thing. I continue to be awestruck by innovations in every aspect of the local food movement from education to empowerment to entrepreneurship. I’m als...
by Stefanie Stauffer
 

 
 
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Adventures in Local Food 14

Advantage Michigan Without even knowing that Michigan had just made the top 10 list for U.S. states with the most winter farmer’s markets, last month we celebrated the bounty of Southeast Michigan’s winter-time loca...
by Stefanie Stauffer
 

 


 
 



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