A family of companies working together, with a plant nursery and market gardens near Bellaire and Torch Lake that produce a wide variety of vegetables, flowers, and spring plant starts.
Aaron and Mary Brower grow certified organic vegetables for four seasons out of the year.
Doug and Adrienne met during a year-long organic farmer training program through Michigan State University, and then started Buckwheat’s Market Garden in Central Lake. They grow and sell an array of fresh produce and spring transplants for the community while working to maintain the unique ecological and biological diversity of Northern Michigan through natural farming practices.
Daybreak Dreamfarm is a small, four-season farm based in East Jordan, MI. Co-owners Kelly and Patrick specialize in growing year-round greens and cultivated mushrooms, as well as a wide array of seasonal produce, storage crops, and spring transplants. The Dreamfarmers are proud to grow without the use of any chemical inputs, and strive to grow the healthiest food!
Andy and Rebecca LaFountain are homesteaders who have expanded into a small farm in Gaylord. Raising chickens for meat on pasture as well as certified organic feed. In addition to raising meat birds, they are engaged with planting a food forest and raising a family.
A new farm in Torch Lake township owned and operated by Miles Rose. Completely off-grid and powered by the sun, Miles farms using natural regenerative practices that respect the earth, soil, life, and wild ecology. His farming methods are free from any toxic synthetic chemical pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides. Solely fertilized with compost, worm castings, and by recycling weeds into nutrient-rich liquid solutions!
Fainting Robin Farm is a bio-intensive and heirloom-focused farm located in Williamsburg. They specialize in mixed vegetables and eggs. They believe in sustainable farming so that generations of people and wildlife can grow and thrive here.
Grass Lake Road Farm Stand in Bellaire is a diversified market garden with an emphasis on perennial food plants and is transitioning towards permaculture. Owner Joanna also enjoys growing annual flowers both as a pollinator habitat and as a cutting flower garden.
Charlevoix Cheese is made with milk exclusively from Holstein cattle. Each step of the process builds upon fertile soil, planting and harvesting corn and hay to feed the cows, milking healthy cows in a high-tech setting, and results in production of Grade A milk to make the artisanal cheese.
A family of farmers in Central Lake that tend the land together and run the business with the support of each other. The King family loves sharing the abundance (and joy!) of harvests with our community.
Raclette develops its unique flavor while aging in a naturally cooled cave, designed to imitate the style and function of traditional aging caves in Europe. Made with locally sourced milk.
The Friends of the Wagbo Sugar Bush are a group of volunteers that have been making Maple Syrup and sharing the agricultural tradition of sugaring for over a decade. Wagbo is a non-profit charitable organization whose mission it is to provide an inspirational place for people to connect with each other and with the land.
A small farm located in Central Lake raising animals and vegetables the way great grandpa did. They offer grass-fed beef, pasture and forest raised pork, and eggs from pasture-raised hens. Their animals have unfettered access to shelter and the great outdoors, clean well water, and are humanely treated.
A certified organic small farm located in Central Lake that provides four-season produce. Ryan and Andrea Romeyn strive to bring joy and health to our community by creating a beautiful farm and abundant produce.
A small farm in Bellaire growing a Saskatoon Berry plantation using only natural inputs and solar-powered irrigation. Completely harvested and tended to by hand, the Albro family seeks to expand their growing area with other berries and a small orchard. Irrigated using solar power.
Jordan grows many of the herbal ingredients in her delicious teas that are crafted to enhance wellness.
Located in Kewadin, this chestnut orchard has 900 well-established Colossal trees. Chestnuts are a delicious seasonal treat!
To shop for your local food groceries from all of our producers, click on Shop Online. That takes you to the Open Food Network, open source software designed to help farmers collaborate and create thriving enterprises.
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