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Patricia spent a day at Herbruck’s Farm in Saranac, Michigan, where an Organic Seminar was held. She met some nice people and learned about weed and insect control among other things…

Just got back last night from the Great Lakes Fruit & Vegetable Expo held in Grand Rapids. The trade show was bigger than ever with the addition of all the vendors that go with the greenhouse industry. There were tractors, seeders, sprayers and all kinds of harvesting equipment. Seed suppliers, root stock available in the form of Blueberry [...]

While your still digesting your Hartland Farms Thanksgiving Turkey or Turk Farms Rack of Lamb, it’s time to plan for the 2010 growing season!
The Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo and the Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo are both being held at the DeVos Place Convention Center and the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in [...]

Okay, I  admit it. The title is sensationalized. But, hey, it got you to read it, didn’t it?
The Michigan State University’s Michigan Farmers Market Food Assistance Partnerhip is encouraging the State’s small local farms to participate in SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program at farmers markets across the State. The program allows low income [...]

We recently spent some time in Alaska for our niece’s graduation. We stayed with Eric’s brother’s family. Todd’s wife Kim made us delicious meals using their local foods including salmon, halibut, moose and caribou. Her frozen vegetables were from their garden last year. I learned a new recipe for rhubarb. Ask me about it at [...]

We started most of our plants indoors. As the weather warmed a little more in April; Eric transplanted some into the garden. The recent rains have been appreciated. We have a nice green section. In our garden we now have onions, lettuces, broccoli, cauliflower, kholrabi, snow peas and beans. We [...]

Beginning in mid-May and running through June, white-tailed deer give birth to their young in Michigan. You might find a very young fawn curled up in a field or hedgerow on your farm with no doe in sight. What should you do?
Don’t disturb the fawn
Fawns spend the majority of their time alone. The parent comes [...]

“Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people” – Henry Kissinger
FreshMichigan.com helps consumers find farmers who raise crops and meats they want to buy. We don’t have a political agenda. But we feel strongly that farmers (and especially small farmers) should be free to raise what they want in any [...]