Slow Food West Michigan

01/05/2022

New year, new possibilities, new opportunities, new changes...welcome to Slow Food West Michigan 4.0.

As the complex healthcare needs of my parents have increased I am no longer able to sustain my board leadership role. Sarah LaFleur has graciously agreed to transition from Vice President to the President role of the chapter. Kara Kaminiski has transitioned from her Event Planning Director role to Vice President. Kay Yoder continues as our chapter's Accountant. Please reach out to them with questions and updates regarding 2022 chapter activities and volunteer opportunities.

I look forward to continuing my support of Slow Food's mission in other ways over time.

10/21/2021

uth East Market is a force of radical change in Grand Rapids during this tumultuous year. The new grocery store is located in the South East neighborhood of Grand Rapids…

07/02/2021

So excited!!

WE'RE BRINGING GROVE BACK!
We are thrilled to announce what we all had hoped would happen: We are officially bringing Grove back to 919 Cherry Street!

For the past 16 months, we've been working diligently to improve both as people and as a company, and that included asking ourselves many difficult questions. How can we be better as individuals? How can we improve as an organization? What the hell are we going to do with 919 Cherry Street?

As it turns out, we answered all three questions by taking many intelligent risks, making mistakes, then doing it all over again—ultimately learning from our failures to result in this very exciting decision.

When we relaunch Grove, it will look very different than what you remember. We are transforming the space into a modern, clean, open dining room. It will be a unique concept that I truly believe is the natural progression of Grove that builds on its first chapter while taking dining to a new level. The food will be artful, tasteful and careful with a menu based on taste balance from natural ingredients, plant-based options, sustainably raised proteins and, of course, our continued relationships with all our local farms. We have dedicated ourselves to being leaders in our industry and this evolved Grove concept will introduce Cherry Street to a truly sustainable way of dining.

More information will come this summer. We hope to re-open the doors of Grove to you all by Fall of 2021.

Thank you all for your patronage. We are looking forward to serving you again at Grove!

07/01/2021

Beginning in 2020 in her yard, Alita Kelly’s gardening caught the attention of some of the neighborhood youth, leading to conversations about social and racial justice, as well as the history of food. As a result, “freedom school” was born. Now, in c

03/16/2021

Has anyone been signing up for CSAs? Share your favorite below!!

02/20/2021

Sampling of minority owned midwest Michigan farmers, markets and producers working toward creating a more equitable sustainable food system:
South East Market
Forty Acres Soul Kitchen

Agape Organic Farms
Roast Umber
A P Baked Goods
Pete’s Big Jerk
Our Kitchen Table

This is not an exhaustive list. Please add others to help raise our community's awareness to be able to better support them.

A CSA model of agriculture is a system that connects the producer directly with local consumers. Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA, connects people who want to source the best food available with a local farm. It is an alternative model of the food system in that the farmer and the customer sh...

02/06/2021

We’ve added a few changes to cozy it up and get that hygge feeling going. New winter food and drink menu hits tonight! Inside tables are currently available by reservation only.

02/06/2021

Supporting each other during this difficult time is so important.

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