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.