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The official announcement finally came today, January 15, 2013, over Facebook: This summer a little light industry rolls in to 303 Main Street in Frankfort. The Alert spoke with Stormcloud Brewing Company owner-operators Brian Confer and Rick Schmitt about their project, which will occupy the former site of the Caddy
Breaking
By Emily Votruba EVENT Tuesday, December 4. The Northern Michigan Culinary Arts Community invites the public to a talk by Patty Cantrell, "Local Food: A Prescription for National Healing." With free, locally sourced appetizers made by SEEDS kids and some of our area's most talented chefs.
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Once again, the Community Spirit Food Source will facilitate the arrival of turkey dinners into the homes of our neighbors in need for the Thanksgiving holiday. Last year the program handed out 85 spreads, each including a 10- to 12-pound fully cooked turkey, potatoes, dressing, rolls and beans, and each
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E²: Eclectic Elberta! For the third year, Conundrum Café and Park and Rec are running a free market day on Labor Day Sunday (Sept. 4). Do you have something, anything, you want to sell? (Food, crafts, vintage items, et cetera...) Booths are free. Call 231-352-8150 to reserve a spot. Or
Green Elbertians
The filmmaker Christopher Bedford, who passed away this week, made a visit to the Elberta Farmers Market on May 26. Amid a driving, chilly wind that blew stacks of morels and vases of lilacs off the picnic tables, Chris spoke about the possibilities for local food systems. Later that day
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This Thursday at 10 AM at the Elberta Farmers' Market Pavilion, come and listen to Michigan filmmaker and local-food activist Chris Bedford speak about how we can jack our economy and become food secure by high-tailing it back to the way things were as recently as thirty years ago,
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March 17–20: Possibly the Busiest Four Days in Elberta–Frankfort History…for more details on the first annual Benzie County Water Festival, see the official site. THURSDAY, MARCH 17 * 4 pm–10 pm St. Patrick’s Day Party, Mayfair Tavern * 7 pm Elberta Village Council Meeting, Village Community Building
Culture Bluffs
During the initial public comment period at the Village Council meeting last night, Kelli Stapleton, Elberta resident and planning and zoning committee member, presented a proposal to change Elberta's name to Heaven. Among Stapleton's stated goals was the preservation of our local post office (no plans
Green Elbertians
Vegetable gardens are sprouting up all over the country in unexpected places, from the White House front lawn to city rooftops, in response to the economic crisis and concerns about nutrition and food safety. Some prominent Frankfort and Elberta residents are on the front lines of this trend, participating in
Culture Bluffs
Diane “Jinx” Jenks, on the first annual wine festival in the Elberta terroir, Saturday, February 19, from 5 PM… The idea came from my personal winter sport, which is winter “whining.” I whine about the cold, stay in, drink wine, and read. I’m getting quite good at it, and
The Mess Deck
Each year, Community Spirit Food Bank produces 10- to 15-serving Thanksgiving gift packs for area families facing a lean holiday. This year, as may be expected with our continued crap economy, the demand is very high. Melanie Herron, a nurse at Paul Oliver and a Community Spirit volunteer, fielded a
The Mess Deck
The local food movement has made its way to Northern Michigan. You may be asking yourself, "What is the local food movement?" In a nutshell, it is a locally based effort to make food grown and processed locally available for purchase. So instead of your food traveling via