A Slice of Life
Crooked Tree Breadworks founder/ head baker Greg Carpenter takes you through the ups and downs of running an artisan bakery in northern Michigan.
The Black Star Experience
Looking for a way to spend a saturday afternoon? Check out the Black Star Experience. You'll board a bus at the Village of Grand Traverse Commons to take a four-hour tour of northern Michigan wine country, with wine and food samples along the way. The first two dates are February 2 and March 1. Cost per individual is $75 and per couple $125 and includes all day transportation, wine and food samples, and a souvenir glass.
CSA Farms Signing up for 2008
The snow outside is piling up, but local farmers are thinking spring. CSA farms are starting to sign up members for the 2008 growing season. CSA, or Community Supported Agriculture, is a partnership between a farmer and members who purchase a share in the harvest before the season begins. Doing so helps spread both the risk and the rewards of farming. And it's always fun to see what's available in the weekly pick-up. Check out the local CSA farms to find one right for you. Don't delay...many of them have waiting lists!
Up North Foodies plug
Check out the piece on Up North Foodies that Pat Stinson wrote for the Glen Arbor Sun. Thanks Pat!
Cherry Capital Foods on NPR
Check out NPR's The Challenge of Eating Local: Distribution, which features Cherry Capital Foods, a local-food distribution company recently launched by Charlevoix native Eric Hahn.
Food For Thought on Food Network Monday Night
Food For Thought will appear on the Food Network's Unwrapped program on Monday, January 14, 2008. Food For Thought's Cherry Salsa Atento will be featured in a special report on cherries and their usage in different food lines. Host Mark Summers will demonstrate the journey of a cherry from the tree to inside a salsa jar.
2007 Ice Wine Harvest Video from Black Star Farms
Check out this video, narrated by Black Star Farms winemaker Lee Lutes about the 2007 ice wine harvest. After two hours of pressing, the grapes must be removed by hammer, pickax and chisel. Talk about a labor of love!
Savor Michigan Cookbook Highlights Northern Michigan Restaurants
The addition of Michigan locales to Chuck and Blanche Johnson's Savor Cookbook series is an inviting look at some of our favorite area restaurants. Traverse Epicurean Classic's Matt Sutherland's involvement in this publication lends credence to the choices therein. An interesting bit of history about each restaurant prefaces recipes just waiting to be tried.
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Winter Farmers' Markets
Farmers' markets aren't just for the warm months any more. This winter, some Up North markets are taking it inside on Saturdays!
