Posted in Backyard Chickens, Farm to Fork, Growing Goodies, Oh Say Can You CSA!, Real Time Farms blog on May 10, 2012
Transition Challenge Month, yup. Brought to you by the Transition United States, yup. Clearer now? Until I was asked to teach a Backyard Chicken class for a Reskilling Festival co-hosted by Transition Ann Arbor, I did not know either. Nor had I heard the phrases “peak oil” or “energy descent”. But in my humble opinion, [...]
Posted in Farmers Markets, Oh Say Can You CSA!, Real Time Farms blog on July 4, 2011
I am happy to report our capital city, the thriving metropolis of Washington DC, shuts down roads and stops traffic for local food – and it all began with FRESHFARM markets. The 501c3 organization runs 11 farmers markets in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. One of the two FRESHFARM Directors, Ann Yonkers, recently shared with me [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Farm to Fork, Farmers Markets, Oh Say Can You CSA! on March 3, 2011
The Homegrown Local Food Summit celebrated its third year with over 300 people at Washtenaw Community College on March 1st. The sun drenched lobby shone down on the information booths and tables groaning under the bounty of donated food. Rachel Chadderdon, of Double Up Food Bucks, introduced the day’s event as a way “to bring [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Farm to Fork, Growing Goodies, Oh Say Can You CSA!, Watch & Listen on September 19, 2010
Ever since Jeff McCabe and Lisa Gottlieb started FridayMorning@Selmas as a breakfast fundraiser in their home 1/3 of the money has been spent, “on the food and the rest of the money goes towards the funds for hoop builds,†according to McCabe. At the Capella Farm in late August, I volunteered to help with Selma’s [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Farmers Markets, Oh Say Can You CSA! on April 21, 2010
The Westside Farmers Market (the market I work as the manager) runs June through September in Zingerman’s Roadhouse parking lot (on the corner of Jackson and Maple) on Thursdays 3-7 p.m. Ann Arbor has an abundance of food establishments. A plethora, a smorgasbord, a cornucopia, a wealth of stores to choose from – stores yes, [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Farm to Fork, Oh Say Can You CSA!, Watch & Listen on March 22, 2010
Tom Zilke’s passion and excitement for the second year of his vegetable growing enterprise is palpable and communicated. “My thing is, I like putting a seed in the ground and I like growing it. If I can do that, I am happy. I’m very content. Extremely happy doing what I am doing.†His face crinkles [...]
