No-till Practices in Diverse Vegetable Production
During this tour at 9 Bean Rows, we will explore the beneficial practice of no-till farming for diversified vegetable crops and discuss its impact on farming success.
During this tour at 9 Bean Rows, we will explore the beneficial practice of no-till farming for diversified vegetable crops and discuss its impact on farming success.
All are welcome for a spring season plant maintenance and new planting of perennial edible plants. Edible and climate-adaptive trees are available to take for planting at home until they run out.
Join us for a presentation of local farm perspectives on ecological agriculture, on-farm conservation measures and climate smart farming. Come to learn about and discuss promising practices and community support for climate smart farming and land management from backyard to business-scale.
On this tour, we will discuss ways to increase the diversity of farm products and income streams. Ben and Brittany McMurray will share their experiences in year-round stewardship for pastured pigs. They will showcase synergies between crop production and livestock.
The goal of this event is to increase connections and collaborations between similar organizations. Develop stronger relationships with your peers.
The goal of this event is to increase connections and collaborations between similar organizations. Develop stronger relationships with your peers.
On this tour, we will demonstrate and discuss the carbon sequestration and storage potential through intensive land management strategies, including management intensive grazing and biochar production.
The Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference Tour will be held on Antrim/Charlevoix County farms on Monday, August 14th. Full details are available at www.smallfarmconference.com.
On this tour, we will discuss the benefits and challenges of establishing a broad array of edible and medicinal plants. We will also describe opportunities to diversify the small farm economy and ecology through U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation program offerings, especially Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs.
All are welcome for a spring season plant maintenance and new planting of perennial edible plants. Edible and climate-adaptive trees are available to take for planting at home until they run out.
Join us at Lakeview Hill Farm to see a windbreak planting and discuss the planning and planting process for conservation and energy efficiency systems currently in use or under development at the farm. Farmer owners John Dindia and Bailey Samp will also showcase some of their extensive season extension hoophouse growing.
Come to Buckwheat’s Market Garden and learn about tools that might be a good fit for your small farm such as a wheel seeder, Paper Pot Transplanter & BCS hand tractor.
Join the Traverse City Dance Project in collaboration with Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology for this free performance August 3rd at 7pm! Please register in advance as seating/parking is limited.
Please join us for a special pre-screening of the 13-minute short mini-documentary film “The Cooks’ House” from the new series “On the Table: Stories of Food and Change”. Filmed and produced in Northwest lower Michigan, this first On the Table episode is made possible by a grant from Michigan Humanities and is produced by Robert George, Becky Tranchell, and Mia Hagerty, with fiduciary support from the Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities.
Come meet your community food preservation kitchen on wheels, "Blanch" and Crosshatch program coordinator, Daniel for a demonstration of various home preservation methods for seasonal foods as well as some shopping suggestions for what is in season and affordable for you to preserve at home for later enjoyment.
We'll have information about The Alluvion and its programming, the visual arts program at Commongrounds, and how you can get involved!
Agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions but it can also be part of the solution. We'll look at carbon sequestration in soils and perennial biomass as well as techniques for reducing emissions from crop and livestock production. Many of these practices also offer other benefits to the farm, including becoming more resilient in the face of climate change.
Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference, Feb 2–6, 2022, online!
We welcome all farmers & food producers to an informational session about a zero interest Food & Farm Microloan serving NW Michigan, USA.
In this session we will share loan information, application tips, and any answer questions regarding the 2022 microloan application process.
With warm welcome, Adam, Dandan and Crosshatch invite you to join us for a showcase of the livestock systems—including multi-species rotational grazing, mixed bird housing, and pastured hogs—that the Weinrichs have established since they began farming in 2019 .
Join grazier Paul May for his morning livestock management chores, while soil scientist Tim Overdier and entomologist Nate Walton, Ph.D., add to his insights regarding the May Farm’s management practices, and the many ways they impact the health of the soil, farm resilience, broader ecosystem, and economic prosperity. This will be a "walk and talk" with plenty of time for questions. Then we will gather with catered lunch around a biochar fire for a demonstration of how to make biochar on the farm, and a discussion of its role in soil management.
Tour an Antrim County property with mature hazelnut tree plantings and learn about the various household, ecological and business opportunities they can provide. This tour will provide a great introduction to this plant for beginners and also a lively discussion amongst enthusiasts and entrepreneurs who have some relationship and experience with it already. Hosted in partnership between Crosshatch, the Conservations Districts of Antrim, Leelanau, Benzie and Grand Traverse Counties, and the MSU Product Center.
The Traverse City Dance Project Community Tour kicks off this summer with an outdoor performance in collaboration with Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology.
Poet Moheb Soliman comes to Leelanau County with a reading from his debut book HOMES, and is joined by a wide-ranging panel.
This year's conference offers farm education and virtual spaces to gather with peers. So, put on some comfy pants, make some tea, grab that favorite blanket and settle in for a different kind of farm conference.
Please join us for the virtual premiere of the new, 18-minute short film, Plague Phase at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 28th. Filmed in a sculptor’s studio and produced in Leelanau County, the film takes on the difficult subjects of loss and adaptation in a time of ecological decline.
Farm collaboration is currently happening in new and innovative ways — this is not your grandmother’s farm and feed cooperative. Northwest lower Michigan's MI Farm Co-op is a farmer-owned cooperative founded in 2015 in Leelanau county. Its stated goal is to provide ways to sell and distribute the diverse variety of its members' products, in order to increase revenue for each member. The MI Farm Co-op leverages collaboration between members to offer a multi-farm CSA at seven pickup sites across their geographic region and to wholesale to restaurants and institutions such as schools.
We are hosting Nic Welty of 9 Bean Rows farm and the MI Farm Co-op for this Farm Cooperative Q&A virtual conference. Please join us if you are interested in learning how a cooperative works, how they are formed, and why they can benefit farm and food businesses.
*After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Contact daniel@crosshatch.org for help with registration or for technical assistance using Zoom.
Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology + Title Track present: Skill Swap – LIVE over the World Wide Web
In partnership with Earthwork Harvest Gathering, Festi, and Earthwork Music
All programming streaming live via the Earthwork Harvest Gathering page.
Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology + Title Track present: Skill Swap – LIVE over the World Wide Web
In partnership with Earthwork Harvest Gathering, Festi, and Earthwork Music
All programming streaming live via the Earthwork Harvest Gathering page.
Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology + Title Track present: Skill Swap – LIVE over the World Wide Web
In partnership with Earthwork Harvest Gathering, Festi, and Earthwork Music
All programming streaming live via the Earthwork Harvest Gathering page.
Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology + Title Track present: Skill Swap – LIVE over the World Wide Web
In partnership with Earthwork Harvest Gathering, Festi, and Earthwork Music
All programming streaming live via the Earthwork Harvest Gathering page.
Collaborative business formation for working with other farmers and food businesses
As farmers look to work together to market their products, the question arises of the best way to create formal business relationships. This webinar will cover some basics on a variety of business entities available, including LLCs, corporations, and cooperatives. We will discuss some of the questions and considerations that help guide the decision of which specific structure a group should use. We will also consider the basic process and timeline for forming a cooperative in order to give participants a sense of what it takes to develop a co-op relative to other structures.