- Douglass Farmers' Market- June 4
- Can-Do Kitchen Gadget Sale- June 8
Links
The following links are resources and sites of interest that we have found in our work. If you have suggestions for other interesting links, please email us.
- Southwest Michigan Community Harvest Fest
Held on the grounds of Tillers International farm, this exciting event celebrates local food, local farming and sustainable living with a full roster of activities for all ages - including music, speakers, exhibitors and demonstrations.
- Michigan Organic Food & Farm 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 working with Sodexo to serve more local foods in the campus cafeteria. Fair Food Matters is partnering to help make this goal a reality.
- Southwest 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.
- Local Harvest
Use 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 and northern Indiana to find sources of local foods - and share tales of how eating locally is changing their life, health, and community.
- Mapping Local Food Webs Toolkit
Mapping your local 'food web' - the connections between producers, retailers and consumers - will highlight its importance for your local economy, landscape and community.
- Can-Do Kitchen
A licensed facility for new & existing food businesses, local-produce processing, and job training.
- Common Ground
A collaborative project to support community gardens throughout Kalamazoo County, with a special emphasis on those that
serve low-income residents. - Douglass Farmers' Market
Greet friends and neighbors at this market on the north side of town featuring local producers.
- Growing Matters Garden
Kids get their hands dirty and learn a lot with our educational gardening project.
- Southwest Michigan Community Harvest Fest
Celebrate local food, local farming, and sustainable living with great speakers, music and more.