Old-fashioned wax paper: A bit of “Acorn” news
Submitted by Acorn Farmers Market & Café Board If Acorn is going to sell locally grown food – why are we talking about wax paper? Who uses wax paper anymore when plastic bags that zip shut are so nice and convenient! Well, I was inspired in March when visiting my brother in California. We went […]
Too Much Rain? a bit of “Acorn” news
Submitted by Acorn Farmers’ Market board After four days of almost constant rain while camping – I was beginning to complain – like many of you!! Well, after hearing about the crisis Michigan farmers are facing, we should not be complaining. As of June 9, farmers have had only 3.5 days that were good for […]
Fruit or Vegetable?– a bit of “Acorn” news
Submitted by Acorn Farmers Market & Cafe board Do you eat five servings of fruits/vegetables a day? In Manchester, surveys say only about a quarter of us do. With local summer produce coming on strong, try for five a day. You might ask if you can eat five fruits and no vegetables or five vegetables […]
Potato Plants Sneak in as an Ornamental Plant for Yards– a bit of “Acorn” news
by Ruth VanBogelen, Acorn Farmers’ Market & Cafe Last year I visited a friend’s house and in her yard she had a beautiful flowering plant between her house and the driveway for everyone to see. It was gorgeous! The plant looked like a potato plant. I asked her what flower plant looks like potato plants. […]
June 2019 gardening advice
by Jennifer Fairfield, Garden Mill Have you seen any of the predictions for our summer? Do the weather people drive you as nuts as they do me?! We have Mark Torregrossa at MLive saying he thinks it’s going to be cooler than usual this summer (based on historical weather patterns after high ice coverage on […]
Gassed Strawberries – a bit of “Acorn” news!
submitted by Ruth VanBogelen, Acorn Farmers’ Market & Cafe Since February grocery stores have had strawberries at a pretty low price. Of course, these strawberries didn’t come from Michigan, but instead from Florida, California, or South America. Ever wonder why these strawberries last for a week or two in your refrigerator, when Michigan strawberries need […]
Graduating senior offers advice to young students
By Mitchell Ernst “What Do You Want To Tell Younger Students?” In 15 years of schooling, including preschool, this is the hardest question that I have ever had to answer. But, after taking two weeks to finally come up with a response, I found out that it could be summed up in one word. I […]
Asparagus is like Sweet Corn – a bit of “Acorn” news!
by Ruth Ruth VanBogelen, Acorn Framers’ Market Few things taste better than fresh picked Michigan sweet corn, but have you ever stored corn for a couple days in the refrigerator and found it to taste starchy and tough? Hard to believe how much the flavor of corn can change in just a day or two. […]
Healthy Thoughts for 5 Healthy Towns: Life changes can be hard, but rewarding
by Amy Heydlauff, 5 Healthy Towns CEO On the heels of my recent column about failing forward, Trinh Pifer told me a story about her early life. Many of you know Trinh, the retiring Director of the Chelsea Senior Center. Even those of you outside Chelsea know her through her senior and other outreach efforts […]
May 2019 gardening advice
submitted by Jennifer Fairfield–the Garden Mill, Chelsea Does April snow bring May flowers? It looks like it, from all the tulips popping up all over town! Luckily for us, they were planted in the fall. If they had to be planted in April, they probably wouldn’t be coming up yet. The cold snap we suffered […]
