Following our first vegetable harvest at our new farm in 2007, it quickly became clear that we would not be able to eat or give away all of our produce. So, as my mother did before me, that meant canning. Freezing would have taken up too much freezer space.More

PRESENT: Larry Bush, Neil Kentner, Kathy Matusik, Steve Thelen, Linda Zabik

EXCUSED: John Carlos, Mark Chapman, Edward Deeb, Amanda PageMore

The Southeast Michigan Sustainable Business Forum (SMSBF) hosted an intimate gathering of food entrepreneurs from the surrounding area at Recovery Park to discuss ways to grow and expand the urban farming and the local food economy in the region. More

Westport, a natural gas engine and vehicle engineering company, has donated a bi-fuel Ford F-250 truck that can run on either gasoline or compressed natural gas to Lawrence Technological University (LTU). The bi-fuel truck will also serve dual purposes – student research in LTU’s alternative fuels program and snow removal on campus.More

Automation Alley, Michigan’s largest technology business association, is proud to partner with Medical Main Street to present INNO-VENTION 2014, showcasing the life science and health care industries in Southeast Michigan and the world, Oct. 21-22, at The Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.More

Airplanes aren’t the only things flying into airports in Seattle, Chicago and Germany. Sea-Tac and O’Hare are following the lead of some of their German peers by placing apiaries (better known as beehives) on airport grounds. The combination of commercial aviation and pollinators might seem odd at first, but it’s a smart match when you think about it.More

This year’s event will be at the City Flats Ballroom in Downtown Grand Rapids! The event will feature hot and cold appetizers (vegetarian options available!), music from one of Grand Rapids’ best DJs, Soul Club, an award presentation, and the unveiling of the new WMEAC Brand! This is also an opportunity for WMEAC members to vote for new board members!More

The Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce welcomes you to this month’s Tercer Jueves (Third Thursday) networking event, hosted by DTE Energy. The event will take place on Thursday, October 16th, from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at DTE headquarters, One Energy Plaza, Detroit, MI 48226 – parking is available to MHCC Tercer Jueves guests in the parking lot on 1st Street, north of Bagley.More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing $335,000 in technical assistance to five communities to help them develop components of integrated plans for wastewater and stormwater management.More