By TRINITY CAREY Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — One in seven people and one in six children in Michigan are struggling with hunger, according to Feeding America. Food insecurity in Marquette was discussed among community members and various area organizations aimed at increasing ...

By KATIE WORKMAN Associated Press For every home cook happily tossing together a stir fry at home, there are a dozen would-be stir fryers wanting to make chicken-broccoli-sugar-snap-pea stir fry . and then sheepishly reaching for the takeout menu. Stir-fry technique has many people ...

MARQUETTE — Foragers set off into Tourist Park near the Noquemanon Trail Network North Trailhead Tuesday evening for a Foraging Workshop hosted by Eco Reps, a Northern Michigan University peer-to-peer educator program which gives students resources to cultivate a community of ...

From left, Isabelle and Alyson Steinbrecher of Hardwood in Dickinson County cut their own pumpkin off the vine at Slagle’s Family Farm and Pumpkin Patch Located at N7705 Metropolitan Road in Felch. It was unclear if these pumpkins were meant for the cooking pot or jack-o-lantern duty. ...

Thanks to the tremendous participation of customers, Food Lion associates and community partners in the Food Lion Feeds #NoEmptyPlate social media campaign, Food Lion Feeds announced that it is donating one million meals to Feeding America and their member food banks in Food Lion’s ...

By TRINITY CAREY Journal Staff Writer When we buy our food from as close to the farm as we can get, it not only tastes better, but it’s better for you too. In urban areas where land suitable for any kind of agriculture is hard to come by, it’s more difficult to obtain healthy food that ...