Diane Conners of the Great Lakes Bulletin News Service wrote an informative story today about how legislation pushed by State Representative Ray Franz (who represents Leelanau, Benzie and Manistee Counties) and 14 other Republicans in Lansing would privatize food service for school cafeterias, which could hurt popular farm to school programs.
Last weekend the Benzie Community Water Council held its first annual Benzie County Water Festival, a celebration and education event. In August of 2006, the first Michigan Water Festival was hosted in the Straits of Mackinaw City, but the festival has since moved to Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Traverse City, and even the far northlands of Marquette.
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On a typical school day during the growing season, food service directors at both Glen Lake School and The Leelanau School are serving up as many locally grown, fresh ingredients as their budgets and time allow. They’re also teaching students to cook and, with the help of faculty, familiarizing them with the sources of their food.
Blu proprietors Randy and Mari Chamberlain like to emphasize local sources of everything for the quality that brings to the experience of dining. Randy takes no short cuts here — the presentation of each dish, the rich and creative combinations of flavors — everything bespeaks his heightened sensitivity to the artistic crafting of each meal.
By Nadine Gilmer Sun contributor On the winding Dunn’s Farm road, east of Big Glen Lake, sits The Foothills Café and Motel — a reassuring “blast from the past” in this ever-changing region. Locals and seasonal residents, alike, have come to depend on The Foothill’s consistency for more than 50 years. Although the business has […]
By Pat Stinson Sun contributor Bees are humming amongst spotted purple knapweed, grasses and Queen Anne’s lace growing thigh high in a cluster of unsold lots on the south side of the New Neighborhood. Empire resident Robin Johnson, who lives across M-22 from the development — in the former Lillian and Irwin Beck, Jr. farmhouse […]
From staff reports The Traverse City Wine & Art Festival takes place on Saturday, August 21, 2010 from3-10 PM on the glorious front lawn of Building 50 at the Village at Grand Traverse Commons. The festival celebrates the world-class wine, art, food and music of Michigan’s Wine Coast and features full pours of wines from over […]
By Pat Stinson Sun contributor On a wall clock in the dimly-lit barn, the big and little hands are both on six. A small black-and-white cat named Dora silently launches herself from the rafters and lands on hay bales beneath, then hops to her dish, where she hungrily awaits the day’s first scoops of cat […]
By Norm Wheeler Sun editor What is the perfect finish to an ideal summer day? What dwelling could you possibly enter after baking all afternoon on a secret beach where the sugar sand and the sweet water have drawn every knot of stress and worry from your languid body? Where can you find the ideal […]