urban hope by buckshot.jones
Throughout each month we post items of Michicentric interest to our Michitwitter page. In case you missed them here is a look back at just a few of the items for the month June. If you find these interesting there are plenty more for you to check out. We encourage you [...]
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Salad by by jpwbee
Taste the Local Difference says that leafy greens are ready to pick! Greens are an excellent source of iron, calcium, Vitamins A and C, and folic acid and also very high in dietary fiber and low in calories and sodium. What's not to love?? Here's a few fun facts about greens:
Swiss chard [...]
Bee by ssstephanie!
Agriculture is Michigan's second largest industry (maybe now it's our first), contributing more than $71 billion to the state's economy. Due to this we feel it is fitting that we bring awareness to National Pollinator Week which runs from June 22 to the 28th.
Michigan Agriculture Fast Facts
For some fast facts on Michigan's agriculture [...]
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emil hates rhubarb by yodraws
Taste the Local Difference says that rhubarb is in season. They note that rhubarb is high in Vitamins A and C, calcium and fiber and that one cup of diced rhubarb contains about 26 calories. It's often called the "pie plant and for centuries, the dried root of the plant [...]
Ann Arbors Farmers Market by RichardD72
As the buy local revolution continues to build steam we are seeing more and more farmers markets popping up around the state. This is a great situation for such an agriculturally based state and it shows that there is not only a great demand for the products but also a [...]
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We wanted to draw attention to this annual event in Lansing as it is something every city in Michigan should consider emulating. It is just too easy to grow into the mind set that where you reside there is absolutely nothing to do or that you have already seen it, done it, surfed it. [...]
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Happy Memorial Day by lorainedicerbo
Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial beginning of the summer season in Michigan and the weather forecasts around the state look to be favorable. Businesses in sleepy towns are waking up, and community plans for festivals and ongoing summer fun are taking shape after weathering it through [...]
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Editor's Note: We originally planned for this to be a post-event feature, but Cherie was having so much fun that she wanted to give folks a chance to check out the rest of the festival today!
morel spring 2008 by baldo1man
When an avid morel mushroom hunter stands before 250 people recounting a time when he walked [...]
By cherie
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Pie eating contest by StormchaserMike Photography
Kim over at mLive posted about What foods make it a vacation? referencing Bon Apetit's United Plates of America that suggests:
A slice of cherry pie from the Cherry Hut in Beulah
A Bell's Porter from Bell's Eccentric Cafe in Kalamazoo, gold medal winner at last year's world beer cup.
Hot crunchy [...]
By farlane
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