Rain or Shine!
From artists to craftspeople to vendors of great locally produced products, there'll be plenty of folk to visit — all in one place.
- The Adventures of Barb and Tammy
- *Can-Do Kitchen Clients!
- Barb and Tammy produce a wide variety of granolas, nut mixes, and biscotti.
- 269-375-9061
- perkovicster@gmail.com
- Barb and Tammy produce a wide variety of granolas, nut mixes, and biscotti.
- All Stirred Up
- Portage, MI
- Serving a variety of fresh roasted coffee and selling beans, ground and whole. Also selling a variety of fabulous fall pastries.
- Melinda Figgins, 267-567-8344
- Email
- Serving a variety of fresh roasted coffee and selling beans, ground and whole. Also selling a variety of fabulous fall pastries.
- Audubon Society of Kalamazoo
- We are a local chapter of Michigan Audubon dedicated to enjoyment, research, conservation of and education about birds and our natural environment.
- kalamazooaudubon.org
- We are a local chapter of Michigan Audubon dedicated to enjoyment, research, conservation of and education about birds and our natural environment.
- BeadVenture
Empowering Youth with Creative Techniques Supported by Practical Skills.
BeadVenture is dedicated to instructing select youth in beaded jewelry skills with a focus on the business aspects of marketing and sales. Students' beaded jewelry items will be for sale. Organized and operated by Traci Furman.- (269) 349-3239
- beadventure@hotmail.com
- Birth Kalamazoo, LLC
- Birth Kalamazoo offer birth and postpartum doula services, natural birth and breastfeeding classes, in-home lactation consults, cloth diapering and baby wearing classes, a free VBAC and Cesarean Support Group, free monthly Birth Matters meetings and other support for pregnant women and new families.
- www.BirthKalamazoo.com
- (269) 598-1488
- info@birthkalamazoo.com
- Birth Kalamazoo offer birth and postpartum doula services, natural birth and breastfeeding classes, in-home lactation consults, cloth diapering and baby wearing classes, a free VBAC and Cesarean Support Group, free monthly Birth Matters meetings and other support for pregnant women and new families.
- Brickyard Farms Soaps
- Fantastic handmade soaps by Val Lane and Kim Sanwald. Kim will also have copies of her new book "Basics with a Twist" available at the Fest!
- laneburke@aol.com
- (269) 623-5167
- Fantastic handmade soaps by Val Lane and Kim Sanwald. Kim will also have copies of her new book "Basics with a Twist" available at the Fest!
- Centre Street Market
- 732 E Centre Ave, Portage MI 49002
- centrestreetmarket.com
- Clean Water Action
- Clean Water Action is a non-profit organization that works to protect the Great Lakes and other water treasures. We use grassroots organizing to solve environmental and community problems.
- Email for info.
- www.cleanwateraction.org/mi
- Email for info.
- Cherri's Chocol'art
- Hand made chocolates and caranels.
- Cherri Emery
- Email for info.
- Cherri Emery
- Curvy Girls Soap, Kathey Lynn Gold
- Maker of soaps, shampoos, pet soaps, and herbal salves. Products are very pure, made with high-quality, all-natural ingredients. Located in downtown Lawrence Michigan.
- (269) 674-3741
- Eaters' Guild
- Bangor, Michigan
- Eaters' Guild is a diverse vegetable and fruit farm operated on land that has been certified organic for over thirty years. We grow vegetables, flowers and small fruits for our CSA members, restaurants, farmers markets and retail stores. Our aim is to discover what we can eat year-round from these soils and clime.
- contact@eatersguild.com
- eatersguild.com
- (269) 427-0423
- Eaters' Guild is a diverse vegetable and fruit farm operated on land that has been certified organic for over thirty years. We grow vegetables, flowers and small fruits for our CSA members, restaurants, farmers markets and retail stores. Our aim is to discover what we can eat year-round from these soils and clime.
- Eileen's English Toffee
- Phil Bauman
- Fine, and yummy, English toffee made from a recipe handed down from Phil's mum!
- 269-352-5589
- Fine, and yummy, English toffee made from a recipe handed down from Phil's mum!
- Fair Food Matters
- FFM serves the southwest Michigan community as an educational resource for food issues relating to health, environmental responsibility, and social justice. We envision thriving local communities worldwide providing themselves with safe, nutritious, locally produced foods grown and distributed in ways that foster healthy communities, environments, and economies.
- fairfoodmatters.org
- Flowerfield Enterprises
- Founded by Mary Appelhof in 1976, Flowerfield Enterprises promotes vermicomposting (indoor composting of kitchen waste using worms) and the use of Compost Tea, a rich aerated brew of compost and nutrients. Compost Tea can reduce and eliminate the use of chemical products on lawns, fields, orchards, gardens, vineyards, and playing fields, and is completely safe for children, pets, and livestock. The use of compost tea and vermicompost exemplify the biological approach to sustainability: Put back what has been depleted in the soil, and do no more harm.
- wormwoman.com
- Four Elements Energy
- A local renewable energy company dedicated to helping you improve your energy future. Our Southwest Michigan-based renewable energy professionals provide custom-designed renewable energy solutions for residential and commercial applications.
- fourelements-energy.com | info@fourelements-energy.com
- (269) 267-1804
- fourelements-energy.com | info@fourelements-energy.com
- Good 4 the Soul
- Based in Kalamazoo, MI, our Eco-Friendly apparel is 100% cotton, with organic blends. Created with natures color palette in mind our shirts are garment-dyed. That means only the finished product is dyed, not the entire piece of fabric. The result: our garments use less dye, less energy, and less water. In addition, the non-dyed fabric clippings left after the garment is cut are re-cycled to create new T-shirts. Add Color to your life...sport an everywhere appropriate, Good 4 the Soul, shirt or cap.
- Susan Gottlieb
- Phone: 269-377-4834
- Email contact
- www.good4thesoul.com/
- Based in Kalamazoo, MI, our Eco-Friendly apparel is 100% cotton, with organic blends. Created with natures color palette in mind our shirts are garment-dyed. That means only the finished product is dyed, not the entire piece of fabric. The result: our garments use less dye, less energy, and less water. In addition, the non-dyed fabric clippings left after the garment is cut are re-cycled to create new T-shirts. Add Color to your life...sport an everywhere appropriate, Good 4 the Soul, shirt or cap.
- Green's MM Beefalo Farm
- Beefalo are a cross between Bison (American Buffalo) and domestic cattle. This produces meat very low in fat and cholesterol. Our beefalo are naturally raised, with no steroids, no hormones, and no antibiotics.
- 9824 East YZ Ave, Vicksburg MI 49097
- (269) 496-7814 after 6:30 PM
- greensmmbeefalo@yahoo.com
- Beefalo are a cross between Bison (American Buffalo) and domestic cattle. This produces meat very low in fat and cholesterol. Our beefalo are naturally raised, with no steroids, no hormones, and no antibiotics.
- Valerie Groszmann
- T-shirts, bumper stickers, buttons, books, cards & postcards
- vjg@talk21.com
- (269) 344-9099
- vjg@talk21.com
- Growing Matters Garden
- The Growing Matters Garden is an educational gardening program for youth and adults in the Kalamazoo area. We strive to teach the benefits of organic gardening through hands-on activities in a peaceful and nurturing setting. Support our programs by purchasing our fresh produce or picking up some worm castings for your home garden.
- Garden website
- Email Erica
- Garden website
- Dr. Michael Hamm,
C.S. Mott Professor for Sustainable Agriculture at MSU - mottgroup.msu.edu
- Horizen Hydroponics
- Horizen Hydroponics- Year-round, Indoor gardening supply store that specializes in Hydroponics, Garden Lighting, and Organics. Grow your favorite fruits, vegetables and herbs all year long! Focused on providing friendly, knowledgeable service to every kind of Gardener.
- Horizon Hydroponics
- Hydrozoo@hhydro.com
- 269-567-3333
- Horizen Hydroponics- Year-round, Indoor gardening supply store that specializes in Hydroponics, Garden Lighting, and Organics. Grow your favorite fruits, vegetables and herbs all year long! Focused on providing friendly, knowledgeable service to every kind of Gardener.
- Juice Plus+~ A catalyst for change in general health
- Juice Plus+ is whole food nutrition packed with the essence of 17 different fresh raw fruits, vegetables and grains. It is the most researched whole food supplement in the world and contains no pesticides or other contaminants. Backed by independent scientific research, thousands of doctors and medical professionals are recommending it to their patients.
- Donna Wright, Certified Health Educator, Wellness Coordinator and Juice Plus+ distributor
- wrightjuiceplus.com
- Donna Wright, Certified Health Educator, Wellness Coordinator and Juice Plus+ distributor
- Kalamazoo Baha'i Community
- Unity is central to the Baha'i Teachings. For the Baha'is of Kalamazoo, "So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth." Agriculture is a basic concern for Baha'is as it is a basis of community life.
- "The fundamental basis of the community is agriculture, tillage of the soil." – Baha'i Writings
- (269) 349-2167
- (800) 22-UNITE | usbahai.org
- "The fundamental basis of the community is agriculture, tillage of the soil." – Baha'i Writings
- Karabread, LLC. Owners: Kara and Denise, also known as the "DoughChicks".
- Makers of KaraComets and Chia Crunch, "Human Rocket Fuel" energy bars. Made at the Fair Food Matters Can-Do Kitchen these energy bars are wheat, soy, dairy, gluten and sodium free and vegan bars which are great tasting and made from all natural raw ingredients!
- doughchicks.com
- Email DoughChicks
- (269)832-8347
- Makers of KaraComets and Chia Crunch, "Human Rocket Fuel" energy bars. Made at the Fair Food Matters Can-Do Kitchen these energy bars are wheat, soy, dairy, gluten and sodium free and vegan bars which are great tasting and made from all natural raw ingredients!
- Kazoo Books
- A full-service, family-owned bookseller. Kazoo Books will be offering a wide range of books on farming, gardening, sustainable agriculture and more!
- kazoobooks.com | read@kazoobooks.com
- (800) 516-2665
- Joan Khaled, Handmade Paper by Joan
- Joan Khaled offers Southwest Michigan her handmade paper products.
- sidon@juno.com
- (269) 382-3025
- IICD Michigan
- IICD Michigan use education to empower people to make changes in their community. We have a 18 months program where you prepare yourselves to go to Latin America or Africa and in September 2012 we start a Teacher Training program.
- You can get more info at www.iicdmichigan.org
- Anthony Nugent, info@iicdmichigan.org
- 269-591-0518
- K'zoo Folklife Organization
- The K'zoo Folklife Organization is a non-profit organization which promotes the presentation and preservation of multi-cultural, traditional, and contemporary folk music, dance, and arts for the education and enrichment of the greater Kalamazoo community. The figure of Elmo, seen in our logo, symbolizes the cozy, coffee-house atmosphere you'll discover at our concerts. Come and enjoy good music and good company!
- Kalamazoo Area Wild Ones
- Wild Ones is a not-for-profit organization that promotes environmentally sound landscaping practices to enhance biodiversity through preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities. The Kalamazoo Area Chapter of the Wild Ones meets monthly for field trips and invited speakers to educate its members about growing native plants. They provide assistance to their members on the identification and requirements of native species and they participate in projects in the community involving the use of native plants.
- davewendling@aol.com
- Kalamazoo Wild Ones
- Kalamazoo Cooks! Culinary Programs
- Kalamazoo Cooks! Culinary Program is West Michigan's leading cooking school for the recreational learner. Students may enroll in classes ranging from 1 to 3 hours; each led by some of the areas most renowned Chef Instructors. We strive to bring the culinary school experience to the community while joining together local producers, Chefs, and farms.
- www.kalamazoocooks.org
- ChefWill@kalamazoocooks.org
- Kellogg Biological Station, MSU
- The Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) is a Michigan State University research field station with a focus on fundamental and applied research in ecology and agriculture. In addition to supporting undergraduate and graduate education, KBS has strong programs for K-12 and community outreach. At Share the Harvest, KBS Outreach Specialists will share about research in field crops and pasture-based dairy systems aimed at making agriculture more profitable while providing environmental benefits. For more information, www.kbs.msu.edu"
- Lake Village Homestead
- Founded in 1971, Lake Village Homestead Farm provides locally raised grass-fed beef, pastured hogs, eggs from free-range chickens, goat milk and cheese, honey, environmental education, school-to-farm workshops, community garden, family memberships, community farm living, and much more. The farm is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation; donations directly benefit the preservation of wetlands, wildlife areas, farmland and educational programs. Please call first for your introductory visit and to get signed up for Membership and CSA Food shares.
- lakevillagehomestead.org | info@lakevillagehomestead.org
- 7943 S 25th St, Kalamazoo MI 49048
- (269) 808-2529
- Lucy-in-the-Sky Quilts, Billie Gunderson
- (269) 381-7643
- Manitou Arbor Ecovillage
- Manitou Arbor Ecovillage is an eco-spiritual community dedicated to caring for people and the Earth by living and demonstrating a sustainable culture appropriate to our bioregion. Our community is in the process of formation. Please visit our table to learn more about us.
- manitouarbor.org
- Mary Kay, Inc.
- Tara Rafacz, Mary Kay Rep.
- 269-626-5679
- Bloomingdale, MI
- Mary Powers, Metalsmith
- Working in copper, silver, and gold with semi-precious stones, pearls, and natural materials. Pendants and turtle amulets are her specialty. Custom work will be considered.
- Email here
- Mattawan Artisan Creamery/KalCarbon Acres
- Farmstead goat cheese and cow milk yogurt.
- kalcarbon.com
- thefarm@kalcarbon.com
- Michigan Land Trustees
- Michigan Land Trustees is dedicated to the goal of revitalizing rural and urban communities by promoting responsible land use and the development of localized food and energy systems.
- michiganlandtrust.org
- Michigan Organic Food and Farm Alliance
- The Michigan Organic Food and Farm Alliance (MOFFA) was organized in 1992 as a non-profit organization. We work to create more public awareness about the nature of industrialized food supply and its environmental and social hazards. We teach 'eaters' to value and to choose organically grown food produced in their own locales. MOFFA is a force for generating public awareness about the need for more decentralized food systems that allow for greater participation and choice on the part of all citizens.
- moffa.org
- MSU Van Buren Extension
- www.msue.msu.edu/vanburen/
- msue80@msu.edu
- 269-657-8213
- Native Home
- Vanessa Hardy and Sarah Hughes, 269-271-0386
- One of a kind baby clothes, bibs and bags, made with love in Kalamazoo, MI.
- YourNativeHome@gmail.com
- Natural Health Center
- Kalamazoo's Premier Health Food Store- We have been a family owned business for over 40 years and we love what we do. Located conveniently close to U.S. 131 on the corner of West Main and Drake. We are easily located and provide quality natural health foods, supplements, and beauty products.
- naturalhealthfoodcenter.com
- Email: nhckzoo@hotmail.com
- Paul Rutgers, Rutgers Wooden Spoon and Utensil Co.
- Welcome to the Rutgers Wooden Spoon and Utensil Co. All products are handmade. The utensils are made from a variety of woods including hard maple, cherry and walnut. You have to get these utensils in your hand to fully appreciate them.
- rutgersinstitute@hotmail.com
- Visit us on Facebook
- People's Food Co-op
- People's Food Co-op of Kalamazoo is a consumer-owned cooperative grocery store, bringing a full array of natural products and healthful foods to the community at reasonable prices.
- peoplesfoodco-op.org
- Phone: 269-342-5686
- Poppy Candle Co., Marie Dault
- Lawrence, MI
- (269) 674-4097
- Puddingstone Farm
- Cleve and Gloria Hayes
- Lawton, MI
- 35717 76th Ave, Lawton, MI 49065
- 269-436-8141
- Cleve & Gloria collect, grow, and make an ecectic array of art, craft, garden, and natural history-related stuff for the home and garden.
- puddingstoneone@comcast.net
- The Sassy Ewe, Sue Ann Carpenter
- Sue will be selling a wide range of hand spun yarns for knitting and other fiber arts.
- The Sassy Ewe, PO Box 285, Barryton MI 49305
- Email
- The Rug Lady
- Carol creates beautiful hand-made rugs for your enjoyment! 100% American-made rugs, mostly from salvaged materials.
- (269) 345-5509
- Sawall Health Foods
- 2965 Oakland Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
- Sawall Health Foods is the oldest family owned natural foods store in the State of Michigan and one of the oldest in the United States. Sawall's has over 20,000 sq. ft. of your favorite natural foods, organic produce, gluten-free foods, vitamins & supplements and natural cosmetics, along with a large selection of fine wines and your favorite micro-brew beers.
- (269) 343-3619
- www.sawallhf.com
- healthfood@aol.com
- Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
- SWMLC is a non-profit organization created by local residents in 1991 to preserve the natural, scenic, and historic landscapes in the nine counties of southwest Michigan. Since 1991, SWMLC has protected over 5,300 acres.
- swmlc.org
- Termite Custom Woodworks
- A local wood working company, located in Bloomingdale MI. Owner Ben Mallory creates beautiful wooden products from cutting boards, dipping boards, to benches, stools, and more by hand from storm damaged trees. Trees are cut, milled, dried and planed by hand and the finished products are assembled and right on the farm.
- Phone: (269)521-3208
- termitecustomwoodworks@gmail.com
- Tillers International
- Your hosts for the Community Harvest Fest. Tillers was created to help farmers abroad develop their production and communities. At the Harvest Fest we will have information available about this important work.
- tillersinternational.org
- Two Rivers Coalition, Inc
- The Two Rivers Coalition, Inc. is a citizen based group working to protect the health of the Black River and Paw Paw River Watersheds through conservation, education, and advocacy.
- Sam Ewbank
- 269-303-0990
- TwoRiversCoalition.org
- Val Jasper & Ken Bronsing
- Val and Ken will be selling unique hand-crafted, eco-minded holiday ornaments and display stands.
- Phone: 269-381-9038
- Van Buren Conservation District
- Our district is a local agency established to coordinate and implement conservation and natural resource programs at the local level in cooperation with local entities as well as federal and state agencies. We work in partnership with these entities to provide valuable technical assistance, financial assistance and educational opportunities to the people of Van Buren County, Michigan.
- vanburencd.org
- Wiltse Kitchen
- Right here in Scotts, home of Tillers and the Harvest Fest, Ken and Susan Wiltse make an awesome homemade granola. Our Just-GOOD-Stuff Granola is 65% organic and contains organic oats, Michigan wildflower honey, olive oil (not canola!), Michigan cherries, and cranberries, raw pecans and black walnuts, raw and organic almonds, flaxseed, sesame seeds, and sunflower seeds. We also use Madagascar "Bourbon Island" vanilla, Veitnamese cinnamon, freshly-grated nutmeg and sea salt. We truly feel it is Just-GOOD-Stuff Granola. We also make homemade, half-the-sugar jams and jellies (with no artificial ingredients). Fruits include blackberry, blueberry, cherry, cranberry, crab apple, elderberry, gooseberry, orange marmalade, white peach, hot pepper, plum, raspberry, and strawberry-rhubarb.
- Phone: 269-626-8245
- Email: Susan Wiltse
- kazoobooks.com | read@kazoobooks.com