“It’s definitely a time game,” Kelli Conlin says, sitting across from me. She is a woman with a kind face, working hands, and an indescribable amount of caring energy emitting from her heart. From our conversation, I gathered that Kelli was referring to the amount of time and care it takes to run a farm like Fluffy Bottom, one where treating animals with kindness and compassion and providing products that are fresh and delicious are top priorities.
Posts filed under Food & Nutrition
Leaps of Faith - Tales of Local Businesses
Writer Mary Runser meets the owners of Ypsi's new CULTIVATE COFFEE & TAP HOUSE and Ann Arbor's new THISTLE & BESS.
Root Medicine and Winter Tonics
The life force in a biannual or perennial plant is evident in the greenness of its leaves and the vibrancy of its flower. As it begins to die back in the fall, that life force is not lost; it is transferred into the root, which embraces it and keeps it safe until the next growing season.
Conscious and Tasty Eating and Nutrition — Best Gluten-Free Menus in Ann Arbor by Brandi Lyons
Carefully curated by Brandi Lyons, this list will provide you with a very handy resource for seeking out the tastiest gluten-free dishes around town.
Permaculture Projects Take Root Across Southeast Michigan by Nathan Ayers
It was 2008, and the economy was crashing. I was scared about peak oil, climate change, and economic instability, and grasping for answers. A group of women in Ann Arbor were starting a new organization, and had heard about some of the community work I had done around sustainability. Through Transition Ann Arbor, I first hear the word “permaculture.”
Healing with Nutrition — Real Food is Real Medicine
By Darren Schmidt
For many years now, reports have shown that the American medical system could be doing more harm than good . . .
