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Last spring, I had the pleasure of following the farm-to-market process with one of the “successful” upstart organic farms in Minnesota. Laura and Adam from Loon Organics let me film and work through their Friday-Saturday operation. I had been idealizing the idea of starting a farm: seeing the beautiful produce stacked up at the market made me want to take out a loan, buy 50 acres, and start my own little operation. But after a day with the folks at Loon Organics, the frantic reality of running a diversified farm comes into focus:
Cities are smart when they support local businesses, farmers, growers and artisans. Lansing, MI’s year-round urban market has been around for more than 100 years and with its recent reinvention, we’re helping more people than ever have access to fresh, nutritious food at affordable prices.