About a year ago now, longtime Ann Arbor residents Kathy Sample and Bill Brinkerhoff made the decision to change direction in their careers and dedicate themselves full-time to advancing the local food movement. Their work culminated, a few weeks ago, in the launch of the Argus Farm Stop, a 1,300 square foot, year-round farmers’ market […]
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The Argus Farm Stop, changing the local food paradigm in Ann Arbor
Posted in Agriculture, Ann Arbor, Uncategorized Also tagged Ann Arbor Farmers’ Market, Argus Farm Stop, Bill Brinkerhoff, Black Oak, Bridge Card, consignment, Double Up Food Bucks, farmers market, farming, food stamps, Golden Fleece, Harnois, healthy food access, Kathy Sample, local food, local food production, Local Roots, Mama MoFoods, meat, Ohio, Old West Side, organic farming, People’s Food Coop, Roos Roast, Sanilac, Steinhauser Farms, the local food army, Washtenaw Food Hub, Wooster 12 Comments
The state of breastfeeding in Washtenaw County
A few weeks ago, after a hard-fought campaign by public health professionals and women’s rights advocates across the state of Michgan, Governor Snyder signed into law the Breastfeeding Antidiscrimination Act (SB 674), essentially giving nursing mothers in our state the right to breastfeed publicly without fear of arrest. In celebration of this fact, I reached […]
Posted in Food, Health, Local Business, Michigan Also tagged Baby-Friendly, breast milk, breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Antidiscrimination Act, Breastfeeding Peers, Business Case For Breastfeeding, Gayathri Akella, lactation, old white men making decisions on women's health, Pauline Lesser, poverty, public breastfeeding, pumping, Rick Snyder, SB 674, smoking, teen moms, UNICEF, Washtenaw County Breastfeeding Friendly Business Awards, women's health, World Health Organization 6 Comments