Agricultural Economy

Feature Story An expansion at Art Mulder and Sons Trucking will add 147,000 square feet of new facility space and create up to 55 new jobs. The LakeshoreEconomic Development

Art Mulder and Sons Trucking plans $31M expansion

Shandra MartinezMonday, January 24, 2022
Innovation News A graphic promoting the Washtenaw County Black Farmers Fund's application period. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiSustainability

New fund seeks applications as it prepares to distribute $100,000 to local Black farmers

Sarah RiggWednesday, January 19, 2022
Feature Story Asdf The Keel - Port HuronEntrepreneurship

Local hemp farmers celebrate opening of new Thumb Coast CBD store in Birchwood Mall

MJ GalbraithFriday, December 3, 2021
Feature Story Tree The Keel - Port HuronArts and Culture

Family-owned Country Christmas Tree Farm offers opportunity for holiday traditions old and new

Liz FredendallFriday, November 19, 2021
Feature Story Even under the best of conditions, seasonal and migrant farmworkers toil long, exhausting hours in extreme weather conditions, possibly exposed to pesticides.  The LakeshoreEquity

Migrant Legal Aid’s Fair Food Pledge works to alleviate migrant farmworker injustices

Paul R. KopenkoskeyMonday, November 8, 2021
Feature Story A rendering of the Request Foods expansion. The LakeshoreEconomic Development

Request Foods plans $205M expansion, adding nearly 200 jobs

Paul R. KopenkoskeySunday, October 31, 2021
Longform A DIGs workshop on asemma, or tobacco. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Here's how the UP's Debweyendan Indigenous Gardens build health, community, and food sovereignty

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, October 28, 2021
Feature Story Mr. Cinnamon, also referred to as Mr. Cinnaman, stands welcoming customers at the market's entrance. The Keel - Port HuronArts and Culture

Pankiewicz Cider Mill & Farm Market continues tradition of family and quality products

Liz FredendallFriday, October 22, 2021
Feature Story Fifth-grader Evan Weesies has an all-terrain wheelchair that gives him the freedom to move around his family’s Muskegon County farm The LakeshoreTechnology and Innovation

New power chair puts young farmer at the heart of his family’s pumpkin patch

Bev BerensMonday, October 18, 2021
Partner Content Produce at a Michigan Farm to Family: CSA pickup at Lakeshore Depot in Marquette. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

In the Upper Peninsula, finding an affordable CSA is a SNAP

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, October 13, 2021
Partner Content Produce at a Michigan Farm to Family: CSA pickup at Lakeshore Depot in Marquette. Metromode - Metro DetroitHealthy Communities

In the Upper Peninsula, finding an affordable CSA is a SNAP

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, October 13, 2021
Feature Story This creek is part of the Sand Creek and Crockery Creek watersheds. The LakeshoreSustainability

How a $1.2M grant will be used to restore watersheds

Shandra MartinezMonday, October 4, 2021
Longform Washtenaw County Black Farmers Fund coalition leader Keesa Johnson. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiEquity

New coalition aims to support Black farmers in Ypsilanti and throughout Washtenaw County

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 29, 2021
Feature Story Julie Engel at her sheep farm in Montague. The LakeshoreSustainability

Lakeshore sheep farm certified for sustainability practices

Shandra MartinezMonday, September 20, 2021
Partner Content HFHS Farmers Market Food Navigators Amanda Krieg and Emma Shepherd at the Mt. Clemens Farmers Market. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Henry Ford Health System Food Navigators build better nutrition in Wayne and Macomb counties

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, August 30, 2021
Feature Story Enjoy! Bakery has eight different flavors of cupcakes. Catalyst MidlandEntrepreneurship

The Midland Area Farmers Market is a business incubator

Ron BeacomThursday, August 26, 2021
Feature Story Abra Berens is a chef, cookbook author, and self-styled grower evangelist. The LakeshoreHealthy Communities

Let a former Michigan farmer turned chef guide you in savoring locally grown bounty

Kym ReinstadlerMonday, August 16, 2021
Feature Story 77 wind turbines are being constructed in the Meridian Wind Park by DTE. Catalyst MidlandTechnology and Innovation

Construction underway on new Meridian Wind Park in southern Midland County

Ron BeacomThursday, August 12, 2021
Partner Content John Peterson and Lauren Potorek in AIHFS' garden. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

SNAP-Ed program connects southeast Michigan’s Indigenous peoples with traditional, local food

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, August 9, 2021
Longform Amy Pyle at Manchester Blooms. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiEntrepreneurship

Business is blooming for Washtenaw County's flower farmers

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, August 4, 2021
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