Links

The following links are resources and sites of interest that we have found in our work. If you have suggestions of other interesting links, please email Scott Weber.

• Southwest Michigan Community Harvest Fest--Held at Tillers International, this is one of three Michigan local and organic food festivals celebrating the wonders and flavors of the local harvest with fun activities for all ages.
  

• Michigan Organic Food & Farming Alliance--One of Michigan's oldest organizations working toward organic, sustainable and local agriculture in our state.
  

• Community Food Security Coalition--A national coalition of organizations working on community food issues. Fair Food Matters is a member of this organization.
  

• Farm-to-College--A project of the Community Food Security Coalition, Farm-to-College works with organizations all over the country to help them bring more local foods into schools.
  

• Farms-to-K College--A group of students, faculty and staff at Kalamazoo College are currently working with Sodexho to bring more local foods into the campus cafeteria. Fair Food Matters is partnering to help make this goal a reality.
  

• Michgan Fruit Belt online history project--WMU history professor Dr. Kristin Szylvian is part of the team that has put together this impressive collection of oral and other histories of one of the most important fruit-growing regions in the country, the eastern coast of Lake Michigan.

• Local Harvest-- Utilize this site to find farmers markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies.
  

• Eat Local SW Michigan Yahoo Group--A virtual meeting place for people in southwest Michigan to northern Indiana to find sources of local foods, and share thier tales of how eating locally is changing thier life, health, and community.
  

Our Projects and Partnerships

Eat Local, Kalamazoo!--September 23-29, events in celebration and exploration of local foods. Learn more....

Growing Matters Garden--An urban educational youth development gardening project. Learn more....

Future Chefs--A summer program for teens to learn to cook from scratch. Learn more....

Community Kitchen--Soon to be a place for individuals and organizations to process food for resale or public consumption. Learn more....

Farms-to-K College--A student group at Kalamazoo College interested in helping to bring more local food into their cafeteria. Learn more....

Southwest Michigan Community Harvest Fest--A celebration of local food, local farming, and sustainable living. Learn more....

Kalamazoo Area Food Systems Inventory--An assessment of the food system. Learn more....