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About a year ago, the Kalamazoo non-profit Fair Food Matters launched a one-time program called the Business Builder Scholarship. It was a first-of-its…
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(MPRN-Lansing) Michigan schools could hold up to three bake sales per week during school hours under a bill approved by the state Senate. Bill sponsor…
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Why would a vegetarian defend beef? Nicolette Hahn Niman, environmental lawyer, rancher, food activist, and vegetarian, does just that in her…
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Author Michael Pollan writes and talks about food. That will be the subject when he comes to Western Michigan University on Thursday. Pollan spoke with…
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Michael Pollan says our current food system is not a product of the "free market." He says the rules set by government policy are very important, and hard…
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Judy Wicks says her interest in local food, small business and sustainability goes back to her childhood. Wicks will speak this week at events connected…
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State officials say they're investigating an outbreak of illness that may be related to under-cooked ground beef. The departments of Agriculture and…
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As you’re shoveling your driveway this weekend, you might fancy a hot plate of pancakes at a local diner. But if the winter cold keeps up, you might have…
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Tracie McMillan wanted to find out what happens to food before it reaches the table and how income and lifestyle impact what we eat. McMillan's book The…
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Nearly two of every three people in Michigan suffer from “food insecurity”. A University of Michigan researcher says there are several reasons for that.…