The Food & Farming Working Group will work to preserve agriculture as a viable economic practice in the region by protecting farmland, enhancing the affordability of farms, and supporting agricultural infrastructure in the region.
Click to visit the Grand Vision Food & Farming Working Group on Google Groups (will open in new window). All content in the working group is viewable by the public. You are invited to attend a meeting of this Grand Vision Working Group to learn how you can participate in the discussion. The schedule of meetings for the Food & Farming Working Group can be viewed in the calendar to the right.
Contact the Food & Farming Working Group Convener
Jim Sluyter, Michigan Land Use Institute
jimsluyter@mlui.org, (231) 941-6584 ext. 15
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 | Protecting Land at the Heim Farm The Grand Vision Food & Farming principle seeks to preserve agriculture as a viable economic practice in the region by protecting farmland. One method of preserving farmland is to use conservation easements such as those... |
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 | VIDEO: Cooking With Kids! The Grand Vision Food and Farming Guiding Principle is to encourage local food, farming and rural development as a vital part of our economy, culture and identity. Yesterday (8/11) at the Northwestern Michigan Fair there was a... |
