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Feature Story Alita Kelly gardening Rapid Growth

MLK Freedom School – Empowerment through urban agriculture and food justice

Shanika P. CarterTuesday, June 29, 2021
Partner Content Rachel Bloch, the Marquette-Alger Regional Education Service Agency’s health education consultant and MFF SNAP-Ed program lead. Rapid Growth

Innovative program makes CSAs accessible to Michigan families

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, June 21, 2021
Feature Story SquareRoots Rapid Growth

Square Roots Urban Farm expands in Michigan

Sarah SpohnFriday, May 28, 2021
Feature Story Colby Tucker, 14, from Hopkins in Allegan County, is in his third year of collecting and cooking sap. Rapid Growth

Turning sap to syrup makes spring the sweetest season of all

Bev BerensSunday, March 21, 2021
Longform A Food Bank of Eastern Michigan distribution at the Martus Luna Food Pantry in Flint. Rapid Growth

Emergency food programs are plentiful in Michigan – but many residents are still going hungry

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, December 10, 2020
Longform Eastern Market staff load food boxes that were ordered online. Rapid Growth

COVID-19 prompts many Michigan farmers and farmers markets to offer online sales for the first time

By Estelle SlootmakerThursday, November 5, 2020
Feature Story Alita Kelly Rapid Growth

Fueling the future she wants to see: A Q&A with South East Market co-founder Alita Kelly

By Leandra NisbetThursday, November 5, 2020
Feature Story The Kruithoff family works on their Ottawa County farm, planting a test plot of different varieties of soybeans for a seed company. Rapid Growth

Ottawa County program preserves farmland for future generations

By Shandra MartinezTuesday, September 15, 2020
Feature Story Crop dusting planes maneuver to avoid electric lines, irrigation towers, woods and more when working. (Photo by Bev Berens) Rapid Growth

More farmers are using cover crops to keep pollutants out of lakes and streams

By Bev BerensThursday, September 3, 2020
Feature Story Andy Rozendaal (left) and John Puttrich (right) comprise the leadership team and are Eighth Day Farm's two full time employees. Rapid Growth

Eighth Day Farm makes big impact from its small urban setting

By Bev BerensFriday, August 28, 2020
Feature Story Jake Tebos, (left) wholesale grower of potting plants in Allendale, discusses issues unique to his niche in the marketplace with Secretary Perdue (right). Rapid Growth

West Michigan farmers share concerns with USDA Secretary

By Bev BerensWednesday, August 26, 2020
Feature Story Chara Bouma-Prediger is the Holland Farmers Market's new Food Navigator. Rapid Growth

Farmers Market adds bilingual Food Navigator to assist shoppers

By Shandra MartinezWednesday, August 12, 2020
Partner Content Farmers Market Food Navigator Josh Miller talks to a young visitor. Rapid Growth

Saginaw Farmers Market Food Navigator leads families to healthier lifestyles

By Estelle SlootmakerThursday, August 6, 2020
Feature Story Quinn and Violet Tunison walk through the sunflowers. Rapid Growth

Sunflower field draws appreciative crowds to Olive Township farm

By Heidi Tunison Thursday, August 6, 2020
Feature Story Michelle Bombe in her garden at her Laketown Township home. Rapid Growth

Backyard gardens gain popularity during pandemic

By Bev BerensMonday, August 3, 2020
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