Tag Archives: local produce

An interview with The Wurst Bar’s Jesse Kranyak

By Mark | January 29, 2012

A few days ago, I posted something here about Ypsi’s newest, gourmet sausage-filled watering hole, The Wurst Bar. As I said at the time, I really liked the place, and, since my visit, I’ve been exchanging emails with the owner, Jesse Kranyak. What follows is our exchange. I hope you enjoy it. MARK: Assuming you’re […]

Posted in entrepreneurism, Food, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AJ Bombers, alligator, blood sausage, bratwurst, brioche, buy local, Cafe Felix, cod, crawdad, Cross Street, Dan Klenotic, Eastern Michigan University, Father's Office, fish sauce, foodie, fried green tomato, Frog Holler, hamburgers, Jeff Sanchez, Jesse Kranyak, Jim Seba, Kelly's Island, Kelly's Island House, kimchi, Lake Erie, local economy, local food, local food production, Marines, meat, Mexican Coke, Mike Babcock, Millers, miso, mouthfeel, munster, Peace Corps, pimento cheese, placenta, placenta sausage, rabbit, rattlesnake chorizo, Redwood, restaurants, reuben, sauerkraut, sausage, snap, tamari, The Southerner, Theo's, Umami Burger, Wurst Bar, Ypsi immigration interview, Ypsilanti bars | 53 Comments

City Bees

By Mark | August 18, 2009

I like how some people argue against gay marriage, saying that it’ll invariably lead to people marrying animals, puppets, household appliances and the like. I enjoy conversations about slippery slopes. Right now, here in Ypsi, it’s the slippery slope of animal husbandry that seems to have some individuals concerned. Now that City Council has voted […]

Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Food, Other, Ypsilanti | Also tagged allergic reactions, apiaries, Bee School, beekeepers, bees, CCD, Colony Collapse Disorde, Every Third Bite, GAAMP, gay marriage, Generally Accepted Agricultural Management Practices, give bees a chance, hives, honeybee, Lisa Bashert, local food production, nuisance animals, parasites, pollination, Roger Sutherland, Rutherford Pool, Schoolcraft College, SE Michigan Beekeepers Association, section 14-7, SEMBA, slippery slope, Sustainability, the local food army, tracheal mites, varroa mites | 28 Comments

The May coupon gets you a free herb plant from Growing Hope

By Mark | April 30, 2009

More information on Growing Hope’s absolutely fantastic downtown Ypsi farmers’ market (held from 2:00 to 6:00 every Tuesday afternoon, beginning May 5), can be found here… If you haven’t checked it out recently, you really should. Not only will there be free herb plants for the readers of MM.com, and terrific local food items of […]