Upcoming Events:
Winter Veggies cooking class - January 25th
Native-plant Gardening for Pollinators - January 25th
Green Film Fest: "Kilowatt Ours" - February 5th
Traditional Breads for St. Patrick's Day - February 9
Taste of Mexican Hospitality - March 28
For more information please visit our calendar
Contact Us
We would love to hear from you! Please contact us:
For general information please contact us at info@fairfoodmatters.org. To email one of our staff members directly, please contact:
- Paul Stermer, Executive Director
paul@fairfoodmatters.org - Kristi Montgomery, Office Manager
kristi@fairfoodmatters.org - Erica Barajas, Growing Matters Garden Manager
erica@fairfoodmatters.org - Lucy Bland, Can-Do Kitchen Manager
lucy@fairfoodmatters.org - Sheena Foster, Program Coordinator
sheena@fairfoodmatters.org - Channon Mondoux, Future Chefs
chef@fairfoodmatters.org - Shelly Claflin, Greater Kalamazoo Garden Network
garden@fairfoodmatters.org
Fair Food Matters
323 North Burdick Street
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007
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Can-Do Kitchen
511 Harrison St
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007
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Phone
269/492.1270
Fax
269/492.1270
Find Local Food:
These are our favorite websites for information on Michigan farmer's markets, orchards, U-Pick farms, pumpkin patches, corn mazes, maple syrup producers, creameries, cider mills, wineries, and more.
Programs and Partnerships:
- Can-Do Kitchen
A licensed facility for new & existing food businesses, local-produce processing, and job training.
- Douglass Farmers' Market
Greet friends and neighbors at this new market on the north side of town featuring local producers.
- Eat Local, Kalamazoo!
Learn how, where and why to eat local in our series of presentations and events.
- Future Chefs
Teens cook? From scratch? Check out this cool summer program.
- Growing Matters Garden
Kids get their hands dirty, and learn a lot, with our multi-site gardening project.
- Southwest Michigan Community Harvest Fest
Celebrate local food, local farming, and sustainable living with great speakers, music and more.