2022 Local Food Guide for Michigan

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What is a CSA? It’s like subscribing to your favorite farm.

A Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program strengthens the local food economy by connecting consumers and producers. In a typical CSA model, consumers sign up for a subscription (share) then receive a weekly box of farm fresh products throughout the growing season. Throughout Michigan, CSA models vary in size, flexibility, and offerings because every farm runs their program differently. With a CSA, everybody wins. Farmers benefit from a dependable revenue source and the opportunity to use upfront payments to cover annual costs, like seeds and tools. Subscribers get access to quality local food and a direct connection with a local farm.

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Celebrating Michigan Fish Producers with a Bounty of Local Seafood

2min
pages 94-95

Lentil Dal

2min
page 93

Making Fresh Food Connections

3min
pages 90-91

Avalon: The Hearth of Detroit since 1997

2min
page 82

Crop Spot: Blueberries

3min
pages 80-81

Molasses Cookies

2min
page 76

Moving People Forward with Good Food: North Kent Connect

2min
pages 74-75

Braised Delicata Salad

3min
page 72

Remembering the People Along the Way

6min
pages 63-67

A Commitment to the Community: Allen Neighborhood Center

3min
pages 60-61

Perfect Pairings

3min
pages 38-39

Vegetable Strudel with Vegetable Sauce

3min
page 59

Connecting the Dots of Michigan's Food System

3min
pages 48-49

Mackinac Sunset Sour

1min
page 47

Mangalitsa Pork Chops with Traverse City Cherry Balsamic Sauce

2min
page 40

What is a CSA?

1min
page 30

Vestergaard Farms Natural Meats

2min
page 29

Think Past the Beef: Meat in the Upper Peninsula

3min
pages 22-23

Chestnut Mushroom Risotto

1min
page 25

Farm to Early Care and Education

3min
pages 14-15
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