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Setting our roots in the Eastmanville soil
Picture 60,000 seedlings breaching the top soil on a farm in Ottawa County. Then imagine those seedlings growing into six-foot-tall stalks ripe with ears of sweet corn, each one destined for the plate...
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What’s not to like about a little rain?
For the past few weeks, we’ve been watching the skies. If you live anywhere in the 5,500 square-mile Grand River watershed, you probably have been too. This spring’s relentless rainfall brought the...
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Planting Day at Eastmanville
At 11:30 yesterday morning, we got a call from Matt Hehl. He was at Eastmanville Farm with his tractor and our bag of seed. The long-awaited day had finally arrived. Farmer Matt Hehl with his...
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… By the Fourth of July
Knee-high depends on your perspective, right? It’s almost Fourth of July, and while our corn may not have reached that proverbial height yet, it’s coming along nicely. The seedlings look healthy, the...
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Green snap, grasshoppers and other mid-season hazards
Dr. Adam Kantrovich, center, talks with Katie Auwers of the Food Bank and fellow WMAEC board member Matt Hehl at the farm in March. Dr. Adam Kantrovich, an educator with Michigan State...
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Standing Tall in Eastmanville
The corn stalks are near their full height, and the silks are out. Doesn’t it fill you with anticipation? Speaking of which, we need your help. It’s going to take a lot of volunteers to get this...
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The Harvest Begins
Farmer Charlie Ham with his employees Lindsey and Varo volunteering their time at the Food Bank Farm. On Monday afternoon, food sourcing specialist Katie Auwers pulled back the husk from an ear of corn...
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Late thaw and soggy soil: Food Bank Farm looks ahead to year two
The Food Bank Farm team discusses the season ahead. Left to right: Katie Auwers, food sourcing specialist for Feeding America West Michiga, Dr. Adam Kantrovich, MSU-Extension educator, and Matt Hehl,...
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Food Bank Farm returns for second season
Food sourcing specialist Katie Auwers checks the progress of our first section of sweet corn. Two years ago, Feeding America West Michigan tried something new. We decided to grow our own produce:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Setting our roots in the Eastmanville soil
Picture 60,000 seedlings breaching the top soil on a farm in Ottawa County. Then imagine those seedlings growing into six-foot-tall stalks ripe with ears of sweet corn, each one destined for the plate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What’s not to like about a little rain?
For the past few weeks, we’ve been watching the skies. If you live anywhere in the 5,500 square-mile Grand River watershed, you probably have been too. This spring’s relentless rainfall brought the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Planting Day at Eastmanville
At 11:30 yesterday morning, we got a call from Matt Hehl. He was at Eastmanville Farm with his tractor and our bag of seed. The long-awaited day had finally arrived. Farmer Matt Hehl with his...
View ArticleClik here to view.
… By the Fourth of July
Knee-high depends on your perspective, right? It’s almost Fourth of July, and while our corn may not have reached that proverbial height yet, it’s coming along nicely. The seedlings look healthy, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Green snap, grasshoppers and other mid-season hazards
Dr. Adam Kantrovich, center, talks with Katie Auwers of the Food Bank and fellow WMAEC board member Matt Hehl at the farm in March. Dr. Adam Kantrovich, an educator with Michigan State...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Standing Tall in Eastmanville
The corn stalks are near their full height, and the silks are out. Doesn’t it fill you with anticipation? Speaking of which, we need your help. It’s going to take a lot of volunteers to get this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Harvest Begins
Farmer Charlie Ham with his employees Lindsey and Varo volunteering their time at the Food Bank Farm. On Monday afternoon, food sourcing specialist Katie Auwers pulled back the husk from an ear of corn...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Late thaw and soggy soil: Food Bank Farm looks ahead to year two
The Food Bank Farm team discusses the season ahead. Left to right: Katie Auwers, food sourcing specialist for Feeding America West Michiga, Dr. Adam Kantrovich, MSU-Extension educator, and Matt Hehl,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Food Bank Farm returns for second season
Food sourcing specialist Katie Auwers checks the progress of our first section of sweet corn. Two years ago, Feeding America West Michigan tried something new. We decided to grow our own produce:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Setting our roots in the Eastmanville soil
Picture 60,000 seedlings breaching the top soil on a farm in Ottawa County. Then imagine those seedlings growing into six-foot-tall stalks ripe with ears of sweet corn, each one destined for the plate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What’s not to like about a little rain?
For the past few weeks, we’ve been watching the skies. If you live anywhere in the 5,500 square-mile Grand River watershed, you probably have been too. This spring’s relentless rainfall brought the...
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