Our Purpose: To convene farmers, businesses, government officials, and others to support and create jobs and enterprises throughout the regional farm and food system, and to shape training and educational programs.
Finding Local Food Funding and Support is a listing of NW Lower Michigan sources of technical assistance, support, loans/grants, and more. Updated as needed, and updates or additions are welcome.
SEEDS -- Entrepreneurial Agriculture & Ecological Design
SEEDS manages approximately 5 acres at the Grand Traverse Commons for our Farmer Residency program. Residency is intended for recent farmer-graduates or those who are relatively new to organic growing.
Leelanau Conservancy
We are the group that, since 1988, has worked tirelessly to protect the places that you love and the character that makes the Leelanau Peninsula so unique.
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
We protect significant natural, scenic, and farm lands -- and advance stewardship -- now and for future generations in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and Manistee counties in northwest Lower Michigan.
