Press: Farming & Food

2012 News:

AmeriCorps projects

Traverse City Record Eagle-May 21, 2012
As a part of the 2012 Russ Mawby Signature Service Project, more than 300 AmeriCorps members helped complete projects with area non-profits, including planting SEEDS' potatoes in our 5 acre garden.

Now open: Manistee Farmers Market

Manistee News Advocate-May 14, 2012
Kevin Summers, Manistee After School Site Coordinator, also serves as the market master for the Manistee Farmers Market with the help of his SEEDS Youth Conservation Corps crew.

2011 News:

Suttons Bay Schools Celebrate Local Harvest 

Michigan Land Use Institute-November 1, 2011
Food Festival and Fundraiser Scheduled for November 8th at Suttons Bay High School. 

From Farm to Fork 

Grand Traverse Insider-October 31, 2011
Suttons Bay Schools celebrate local foods with fundraiser and festival! 

Carving a Niche

Leelanau News-October 28, 2011
As a part of Farm-to-School month, Leelanau County schools have been getting involved in what goes into their bodies! The intiatives are being led by FoodCorps members who are supported in part by SEEDS. 

FoodCorps plants food activism in US schools

WFMZ-TV-October 12, 2011
A CNN new article spotlighting the brand-new national FoodCorps program, including an interview with our very own FoodCorps member, Kirsten Gerbatsch. 

Downtown Traverse City Farmers Market Opens

My North.com-May 2011
Spring brings the opening of the Downtown Traverse City Farmers Market! This year, the market will be managed by SEEDS, and a focus will be placed on maintaining the market as a treasured centerpiece of the region's agricultural scene. 

Northern Michigan's Largest Farmer's Market Opens

Up North Live-May 7, 2011
Our beloved Downtown Farmers Market in Traverse City will be opening again for the season, with management taken on by SEEDS! 

Farmer's Market Under New (SEEDS) Management

Plan for TC-April 14, 2011
Currently until consdieration is shifting the management of the Sarah Hardy Farmers Market from a traditional Market Master position to management under a local non-profit (in this case, SEEDS).

2010 News:

G.T. Barns Future 

Up North Live-March 22, 2010
A discussion on the current uses and future possibilities for the Historic Barns at the Commons. This property currently houses multiple SEEDS projects! 


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