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Leelanau Conservancy Gets Kudos From Ag Chief

December 10, 2009 – 8:00 am

Michigan's Director of the Department of Agriculture, Don Koivisto, praised the Leelanau Conservancy in a recent interview to columnist George Weeks:
Michigan, home to 56,014 farms, has about 10 million acres of farmland. Koivisto praised the conservancy movement across the state for efforts to preserve farmland. Asked for examples, [Koivisto] said: "The best is on the Leelanau [...]

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Eat Local at Winter Farmers Market

December 4, 2009 – 2:06 pm

The Grand Traverse Commons in Traverse City is the new home of a year long Farmers Market. MyNorth.com has a feature article on the new venture:
Around 20 vendors already have signed on to the project, offering everything from traditional winter storage items like apples and potatoes, to bread, eggs, cheese and local wine.
Foodies can even [...]

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