Upcoming Events:
Local Food Month Celebration - August 21
Eat Local, Kalamazoo: Local Foods Scavenger Hunt beginning in September!
Introduction to Hydroponics - September 16
8th Annual Southwest Michigan Harvest Festival - September 19
For more information please visit our calendar
Fair Food Matters Wish List
- Tall, deep shelf unit-grid type industrial shelving would be ideal
- Entry mat, approximately 2-1/2 x 5 feet
- Floor lamps (2)
- Space heater
- Desk chair floor mat
- Coat tree (2)
- Ergonomic desk chair (e.g. Herman Miller)
- 2 small plants, easy to care for
See anything you'd like to donate? Call 269-492-1270.
Thank you!
Where to find local foods: 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.
Projects and Partnerships:
- can-do kitchen
A licensed facility for new & existing food businesses, local-produce processing, and job training.
- Growing Matters Garden
Kids get their hands dirty, and learn a lot, with our multi-site gardening project.
- Future Chefs
Teens cook? From scratch? Check out this cool summer program.
- Eat Local, Kalamazoo!
Learn how, where and why to eat local in our series of presentations and events.
- Farms to K College
Students and community partners are bringing more local food into the cafeteria at Kalamazoo College.
- Southwest Michigan Community Harvest Fest
Celebrate local food, local farming, and sustainable living with great speakers, music and more.
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Fair Food Film Festival
Exploring where our food comes from and why it matters.