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Young Foodies: Elana Taubman

I met Elana Taubman during our sophomore year at the University of Michigan in Environment 270, taught by Ivette Perfecto. Throughout the semester, Ivette continued to return to a focus on the urban/organic agricultural revolution in Cuba, which she pointed … Continue reading

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Slow-Food Fast-Food

Since grassroots organization Slow Food was founded 21 years ago, “slow food” has been coined as a term that describes good food that is sourced with consideration and carefully prepared with respect for the ingredients and the final product. As … Continue reading

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Applications Open! Food Warriors Summer Internship Program

Real Time Farms (LLC) is a social enterprise that aims to bring transparency to our food system. (Help make it happen!) Our online local food guide helps consumers learn where their food comes from, whether eating in or eating out. … Continue reading

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Young Foodies: Sam Schiebold

As a Graham Sustainability Scholar at the University of Michigan, 20-year-old Sam Schiebold was expected to make a personal sustainability goal, and she made it her goal to eat only locally sourced foods for the year. Since she set her … Continue reading

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Have You Met: John Harnois, Keeper of the Feathered Kind?

  John Harnois of Harnois Farms in Whitmore Lake, Michigan, raises all kinds of free-range poultry: turkeys, ducks, geese and chickens. But let’s face it, it’s time to talk turkey! Real Time Farms: What’s your most hilarious encounter with a … Continue reading

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Young Foodies: Seth Teicher of Roadside Organics

Seth Teicher (see picture), a 24-year-old Michigan grad and DC resident, and his best friend, Nick Weisman, recently started Roadside Organics, a communications firm focused on amplifying and harmonizing voices of leaders in the local food movement. It all started … Continue reading

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Savor the Season: Squash

Wondering what do with with the abundance of squash that is all of a sudden overtaking farmer’s markets? I came up with two delicious and nutritious squash creations (using squash bought at the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market) this week to … Continue reading

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Young Foodies: Laura Budde

Something that has become very apparent to me recently is the overwhelming number of young people who are devoting their lives to sustainable agriculture and local food movements. Perhaps I am more aware of it because I have been more … Continue reading

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WWOOF

Hey people, I’m Lindsay. Nice to meet you! I’m a senior at the University of Michigan and a new volunteer for Real Time Farms. I spent my whole life growing up in the heart of Chicago with very little experience … Continue reading

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