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Michigan Strawberries are Ready to Pick!4024 Michigan fruit growers face record losses in 20125455 The Daily Michigan: Mother's Day Gift Box from Grocer's Daughter Chocolate5438 Five Things You Need to Know About Michigan Morel Mushrooms5191 The Daily Michigan: Way North Foods Gift Box5412 The Daily Michigan: A selection from Just Good Chocolate5409 The Daily Michigan: Jar Head Salsa Party Platter5407 March Madness: Michigan Maple Syrup Season5161 Migrant workers and Michigan agriculture5384 The Daily Michigan: Chocolate Covered Cherries & Cherry Salsa from Cherry Republic5385

Michigan Strawberries are Ready to Pick!
Strawberries are coming to farm markets, grocery stores and u-picks across the state. Check here for a bucket-full of strawberry lore along with recipes for homemade strawberry shortcake and a tasty strawberry sorbet!

Michigan fruit growers face record losses in 2012
Michigan farmers are now reaping the unpleasant harvest of our strange Summer in March with losses in excess of 90% for many crops. The United States Department of Agriculture puts the 2012 losses for apples, asparagus, blueberries, sweet & tart cherries, peaches and juice grapes in Michigan at $223.5 million - over 60% of the total value.

The Daily Michigan: Mother's Day Gift Box from Grocer's Daughter Chocolate
Today's offering is a 9 piece Mother's Day gift box of truffles and caramels from Grocer's Daughter. s they know that chocolate & flowers make it extra-special, they add a bouquet of chocolate daisies for a perfect presentation! They craft sustainable chocolate from Ecuador infused with local flavors for their handmade chocolate creations.

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Select Michigan - MDA
A program through the Michigan Department of Agriculture designed to increase marketing opportunities for Michigan locally grown food products and increase awareness and purchases of Michigan locally grown food products.
  • Allen Street Farmer's Market
    Buy local. Eat well. The Allen Street Farmer's Market takes place every Wednesday from May through October. The Market is held at the corner of Allen Street & Kalamazoo. Market hours will be from 2:30-6:30 pm. (Lansing, Ingham County)
  • Cherry Marketing Institute
    Formed in 1988 and funded by US tart cherry growers, our goal is to increase the use of cherries through promotion, market expansion, product development and research. Visit for cherry concentrate, dried cherries and cherry & cherry industry information. (Lansing, Ingham County)
  • Earthy Delights
    America's premier supplier of specialty foods to quality conscious American Chefs. They pioneered the use of overnight delivery to get fresh produce from the farm to the kitchen in the shortest time possible. (DeWitt, Clinton County)
  • Michigan Travels Gourmet Specialties, LLC
    A Michigan gift unlike any other! After specializing for 17 years in gift baskets featuring Michigan-made foods, Carol Brandt recognized a need for an elegant gift that chronicled Michigan landmarks in a delicious gift idea. Her idea is now reality! (Saint Joseph, Berrien County)
  • Michigan's Marketline
    Buy Local, Buy Fresh. Michigan's "Marketline" is a website, where buyers and sellers of Michigan grown farm products and farm-based recreational opportunities can be listed. It lists products and services by county, product, and provides directions (East Lansing, Ingham County)
  • Patricia's Chocolate
    Artisan selection of premier ganache chocolates and caramels handcrafted from only the finest domestic & imported French couverture cocoas. Hand-finished with subtle and delicate flavors rarely found in chocolates with such exquisite taste. (Grand Haven, Ottawa County)
  • Rudy Baggs Coffee Roasting Co.
    Rudy Baggs Coffee Roasting Company roasts only world class Arabica coffee and specializes in weekly home delivery of the freshest roasted coffee available. (Lansing, Ingham County)
  • Select Michigan - MDA
    A program through the Michigan Department of Agriculture designed to increase marketing opportunities for Michigan locally grown food products and increase awareness and purchases of Michigan locally grown food products. (Lansing, Ingham County)

More Links

'R Candys (Bellevue, Allegan County)
Allen Street Farmers Market; Allen Neighborhood Center (Lansing, Ingham County)
Beef Jerky Bouquet (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Bit of Swiss Pasty Shop (Stevensville, Berrien County)
Buchanan Farmers' Market (Buchanan, Berrien County)
Chez Clair (Marshall, Calhoun County)
Click to visit Pam's Pantry. (Grand Ledge, Eaton County)
Cottage Popcorn (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Dairy Store at Michigan State University (East Lansing, Ingham County)
Decadent Dogs (South Haven, Van Buren County)
Dr. John's Candies Sugar Free (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Eckler Farms (Niles, Berrien County)
Eckler's produce and greenhouses (niles, Cass County)
Elegance Distributors (Eaton Rapids, Eaton County)
Fabiano's Homemade Candies (Lansing, Ingham County)
Farm Country Cheese House (Lakeview, Montcalm County)
Felpausch Food Centers (Battle Creek, Calhoun County)
Ferris Coffee & Nut Co. (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Freestone Pickle Company, Inc. (Bangor, Van Buren County)
Froehlich's (Three Oaks, Berrien County)
FuzzyButz Pet Bakery (St. Joseph, St. Joseph County)
Gerber (Fremont, Newaygo County)
GlutenFree Bakery With Bread & Cookies That Taste Great (Portage, Kalamazoo County)
Golden Brown Bakery (South Haven, Van Buren County)
Grand Rapids Gift Basket Company (Comstock Park, Kent County)
Gray & Company (Hart, Oceana County)
Great Lakes Chocolate Co. & Coffee House (Sturgis, St. Joseph County)
Great Lakes Grilling Co. (Walker, Kent County)
Heilman's Nuts and Confections (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County)
Kalico Kitchen & Meat Market, Deli & Bakery (Douglas, Allegan County)
Keebler Company (Battle Creek, Calhoun County)
Koeze's (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Lavender Hill Farm, Niles, Michigan (Niles, Berrien County)
LorAnn Oils (Lansing, Ingham County)
Magnum Coffee Roastery (Nunica, Ottawa County)
Maple Treats (Lakeview, Montcalm County)
Melting Moments Ice Cream (East Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan Country Soapworks (Montague, Muskegon County)
MICHIGAN MADE NATURAL PRODUCTS (White Cloud, Newaygo County)
Michigan's Guide to Local Cooking (Spring Lake, Ottawa County)
Organic Fair Trade Coffee Company (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Paw-Made Soap Company (Dansville, Ingham County)
Penn Street Bakery (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Purity Foods (Okemos, Ingham County)
Robinette's Apple Haus & Gift Barn (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Santo Stefano del Lago (Grand Haven, Ottawa County)
SavingMakesSense.com (Lansing, Ingham County)
Savory Foods (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Schuil Coffee Company (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Soul Selections (Coldwater, Branch County)
Sweet Temptations (Grand Haven, Ottawa County)
The Blueberry Store (South Haven, Van Buren County)
The Chocolate Garden - Extraordinary Handmade Truffles (Coloma, Berrien County)
The Pierogi Place (Mears, Oceana County)
Treats from the 45th Parallel (Lakeview, Montcalm County)
Urban Massage (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
We provide wholesale nuts & other healthy foods for you (Battle Creek, Calhoun County)

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Shopping > Food, Health & Nutrition > Articles

May 21, 2012
Michigan Strawberries are Ready to Pick!

May 17, 2012
Michigan fruit growers face record losses in 2012

Apr 26, 2012
The Daily Michigan: Mother's Day Gift Box from Grocer's Daughter Chocolate

Apr 18, 2012
Five Things You Need to Know About Michigan Morel Mushrooms

Mar 20, 2012
The Daily Michigan: Way North Foods Gift Box

Mar 19, 2012
The Daily Michigan: A selection from Just Good Chocolate

Mar 16, 2012
The Daily Michigan: Jar Head Salsa Party Platter

Mar 7, 2012
March Madness: Michigan Maple Syrup Season

Feb 26, 2012
Migrant workers and Michigan agriculture

Feb 25, 2012
The Daily Michigan: Chocolate Covered Cherries & Cherry Salsa from Cherry Republic

Feb 21, 2012
The Daily Michigan: Fair Trade Olive Oil from Higher Grounds Trading Co

Feb 21, 2012
Fat Tuesday is Paczki Day in Michigan

Feb 6, 2012
The Daily Michigan: Private Tea Cupping from Light of Day Organics

Feb 3, 2012
The Daily Michigan: Tropical Love Valentine's Day Box

Feb 1, 2012
The Daily Michigan: 5# of Dried Cherries from Cherry Republic

Dec 14, 2011
Absolute Michigan Giveaway: Higher Grounds Trading Company

Dec 9, 2011
Absolute Michigan Giveaway: Cadeau Creations gift basket

Nov 28, 2011
Remembering Fred Meijer

Nov 18, 2011
Absolute Michigan Giveaway: Traverse Gourmet

Nov 17, 2011
A very Michigan Thanksgiving

Nov 3, 2011
Grand Rapids Wine, Beer & Food Festival ~ Nov 17-19, 2011

Oct 20, 2011
Michigan Pumpkins

Oct 19, 2011
Urban Farming and the Gift of Detroit

Aug 17, 2011
Michigan Blackberries: Ready to Pick!

Jul 28, 2011
Delicious Michigan: Favorite Summertime Fruits & Sips

May 23, 2011
Taste the Local Difference encourages you to Spend 10

Mar 17, 2011
Michigan Uncorked: Wine and Chocolate

Feb 22, 2011
February is National Cherry Month ... so get out there and eat some!

Feb 21, 2011
Michigan Culinary Tourism

Jan 10, 2011
Live at the Michigan Culinary Tourism Conference

Oct 4, 2010
2010 Michigan Haunted Attractions, Corn Mazes & Halloween Guide

Sep 7, 2010
Ann Arbor HomeGrown Festival is celebrating local food

Aug 16, 2010
Checking out the Fulton Street Farmers Market in Grand Rapids

Jul 22, 2010
Ready to Pick: Michigan Sweet Corn

Jul 6, 2010
Ready to Pick: Michigan Cherries

Jun 17, 2010
Michigan Rhubarb: Ready to pick!

Jun 15, 2010
Explore Farms & Farmers Markets with Real Time Farms

Jun 10, 2010
Supporting Michigan Business: It's a local thing

Jun 8, 2010
Traverse Colantha Walker Dairy Festival ~ June 13, 2010

May 10, 2010
Michigan says "Cheese" - Meet the Michigan Cheesemakers Cooperative

Mar 30, 2010
March is Michigan Maple Syrup Season!

Feb 23, 2010
Make a Sour Cherry Preserves Tart for National Cherry Month!

Feb 16, 2010
Celebrate Fat Tuesday with paczki ... then maybe The Twist

Dec 14, 2009
Michigan Good Food Tour: Fair Food Matters in Kalamazoo

Dec 2, 2009
Year-round at the Flint Farmer's Market

Nov 30, 2009
Cyber Monday and Holiday Deals in Michigan

Nov 25, 2009
Weird Wednesday: Please Pass the Gizzards

Nov 24, 2009
2009 Absolute Michigan Holiday Gift Guide

Nov 15, 2009
Selecting wines for Thanksgiving dinner with Claudia Tyagi

Oct 15, 2009
Very Cherre - Michigan grown cherry juice

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