Resources
Michigan Good Food
Michigan Good Food is an initiative to develop a policy agenda that supports Good Food in Michigan - food that is healthy, green, fair and affordable - and to inform the 2010 state and local elections - the website
FOOD SAFETY: MSUE Agrifood Safety Work Group, including resources on GAP audits and downloadable GAP manuals -- Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities: Federal Programs for Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry, Entrepreneurship, Conservation and Community Development here (900kb pdf).
Celebrating northern michigan food and drink -- http://upnorthfoodies.com
Home page for the institute for sustainable living art and natural design -- http://www.artmeetsearth.org
Sharon Astyk, science blogger on homesteading, canning and peak energy -- http://scienceblogs.com/casaubonsbook/
This blog is part of Greenhorns, a land-based non profit serving young farmers across America. Here, you'll find links about land, events, jobs, news, gossip and video ephemera relevant to the young farming community. -- http://thegreenhorns.wordpress.com/
Canning Across America is a nationwide, ad hoc collective of cooks, gardeners and food lovers committed to the revival of the lost art of “putting up” food. Our goal is to promote safe food preservation and the joys of community building through food. Think of us as a one-stop resource for events, recipes, inspiration and safety how-to on anything under the canning, preserving and pickling umbrella that will continue throughout the year. Won't you join us? -- http://www.canningacrossamerica.com/
Documenting Urban Chicken Farming in Traverse City, MI one scratch at a time. -- http://tcbokbok.blogspot.com/
This is the true story of my trials, tribulations and joys of finding a commercial kitchen space and pretty much building it out to San Diego Environmental Health Department specifications.-- http://commercialkitchencorner.blogspot.com/
The Botanical Garden Society of Northwest Michigan (BGSNM) is a non-profit organization that, since 2000, has been working to create a regional botanic garden in northwest Michigan. -- http://www.northwestmichigangarden.org/
Crop Advisory Team (CAT) alert by MSU - The CAT Alerts offer pest and crop management advice for current conditions
Fruit insect pest management for organic and others (Identification)
Searchable data base for organic products by ingredient and trade name