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 […]
Healthy Thoughts for 5 Healthy Towns: Failing towards Final
by Amy Heydlauff, 5 Healthy Towns CEO I’ve been thinking about risk, lately. Maybe that’s because 5 Healthy Towns Foundation (5HF) is about to take another big one and not all our big decisions have turned out the way we anticipated, despite our due diligence. Making important changes in our lives, communities and country is […]
April 2019 Gardening Advice
submitted by Jennifer Fairfield–the Garden Mill, Chelsea The outlook for the weather this spring seems somewhat promising for Southeast Michigan: the national weather forecasters are saying that April, May, and June have a slightly higher chance of it being both warmer and wetter than normal. I’m all for the warmer – I’m anxious to get […]
March 2019 Gardening Advice
submitted by Jennifer Fairfield–the Garden Mill, Chelsea Let’s Start Gardening – Indoors, Anyway! In my opinion, spring can’t get here soon enough! Judging by the comments lately, I’m not alone in that feeling. We’ve had lots of people coming into the store the last little bit, looking for some sign of spring, since the world […]
February 2019 gardening advice
by Jennifer Fairfield Let’s Dream About Gardening! I’m looking for the “glass half full” thing in our weather the last days of January, and it’s a little hard – I think the glass froze! My friends and family will attest to the fact that I don’t like hot weather (I get whiny when it goes […]
Farmers Market Holiday Recipe: Rutabaga Fries
The Manchester Farmers Market may be done for the season, but this fall, market manager Laura Wohlgemuth collected Farmers Market attendees’ favorite holiday recipes! Submitted by Theresa Herron RUTABAGA FRIES One rutabaga 1 Tbsp melted butter 1 Tbsp honey 1/8 tsp pepper salt to taste Cut rutabaga into strips like French fries, and put in […]
