There are so many who have blazed the trail of the local food movement!

Authors

Barbara Kingsolver   Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

Michael Pollan  The Omnivore’s Dilemma, In Defense of Food, Food Rules

Rob Hopkins  The Transition Handbook-From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience

Olga Bonfiglio  Wonderful Blog About Learning to Farm

Penny Kelly   Robes, Getting Well Again-Naturally, The Elves of Lily Hill Farm, Evolving Human

Barbara Damrosch/Eliot Coleman   Four Season Farming

Organizations

Fair Food Matters Can-Do Kitchen, Growing Matters Garden, Future Chefs, Eat Local-Kalamazoo

The People's Food Co-Op  A business expanding and hiring in our current economy

Tiller's International "Our mission is to preserve, study, and exchange low-capital technologies that increase the sustainability and productivity of people in 
                                    rural communities"

Southwest Michigan Harvest Festival  Check out fresh locally-grown produce and connect with ecologically sound resources in our community. Exhibitors
                                                                  include farmers, artisans, eco-villagers, and sustainability and natural wellness experts. 

Blue Dog Greens Our friends and a source of inspiration!

Green Garden Farms The nicest people are farmers these days

More to come...