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Getting To The Core September 4th, 2008
What You Should Know Heading Into Apple Season
News flash: this year has been a bad one for Michigan’s apples. Spring frosts and summer hail storms wrecked havoc on apples, with a potential loss of 20 percent or more, and we haven’t even...more
Family Loves the All-Solar, No-Impact Lifestyle: Off the Grid #4 August 19th, 2008
A Michigan Family Thrives in the Wake of a Volcano
Meet the Pennell's, a Michigan-based family that initially traveled to Kalapana, Hawaii, to help a relative rebuild his vacation home. After being exposed to the off-the-grid lifestyle, however, they decided to pack up their midwest...more
Greener Eating: Look for Grass-Fed Meat May 26th, 2008
Be A Compassionate Carnivore
The chickens at Kris Hirth’s Old Pine Farm in Manchester, MI spend their time strutting around the farm, happily ruffling their feathers and ignoring barn cats. Instead of being cooped up in a huge CAFO...more
Book Review: Trespassing May 8th, 2008
A Glimpse Into Life Near A Southeast Michigan CAFO
Recently, Wayne State University Press published “Trespassing: Dirt Stories and Field Notes” by Janet Kaufman, a professor of English at Eastern Michigan University. It’s a combination of short stories and essays inspired by Kaufman’s experience...more
Maple Season Continues April 1st, 2008
Maple Mystery Solved; Recipe Included
It is still maple season here in Michigan. (To be sure that it’s maple season at all: http://www.riverwired.com/blog/march-maple-season.) I recently visited with my grandmother, a Vermonter who knows maple syrup, and she had an interesting...more
Spring Break! WHOOO! March 16th, 2008
Green Alternatives to Typical Spring Breaks
This Spring Break, I went home to Philadelphia to hang out with my boyfriend (who normally resides in Los Angeles, CA), my family, and friends in D.C. In the past, I have participated in Habitat...more
Thin Mints Win Again March 14th, 2008
Girl Scout Cookie Competition in Michigan Takes GS Cookies to New Heights
This has nothing to do with being green (unless you count the Thin Mints box that you can spot from a mile away during Girl Scout cookie season), but it is delicious news none-the-less. Today, the...more
New Local Radio Show in Michigan March 13th, 2008
Slow Food Detroit Takes to the Airwaves
Local foodies in Michigan now have a reason to tune into WJR on Sunday nights. Michigan agriculture is the focus of a new local radio show, “Come to the Table,” with host Melinda Curtis airs...more
March is Maple Season! March 10th, 2008
The Sap is Running in Michigan
I’ve blogged about maple sugar before, so I’m happy to report that March is maple season in Michigan. The Detroit News recently reported on maple production in Michigan (see article Michigan syrup producers are ready)....more
Apple Pie News March 4th, 2008
Michigan Contest Honors Dad's Apple Pie
There’s not often local food news in the dead of winter, so I’m happy to say Congratulations! to Fred Burns who recently won the 3rd Annual Michigan’s Best Apple Pie Contest on Wednesday January...more
