SUTTONS BAY - Some area fruit processors are reporting a solid tart cherry harvest following an earlier-than-normal sweet cherry crop that also produced relatively high yields. Department of Agriculture last month projected a national tart cherry harvest of about 294 million pounds, up more than 11 percent from last year. Northwest Michigan cherry growers were expected to produce 160 million pounds of the statewide harvest of about 230 million pounds. Local agriculture officials, however,...

Department of Agriculture last month projected a national tart cherry harvest of about 294 million pounds, up more than 11 percent from last year. Northwest Michigan cherry growers were expected to produce 160 million pounds of the statewide harvest of about 230 million pounds. Heavy rain or wind could crack or bruise fruit before farmers have a chance to get it off the trees. That can complicate the cherry harvest. The area's tart cherry harvest is expected to be completed by the first...

As you inhale the rich aroma from that bag of beans, you know that your $12 helped to pay the farmers a fair price for their labor -- and helped build a school in El Salvador, create a women's leadership program in Guatemala or provide tsunami relief to Sumatrans. As you inhale the rich aroma from that bag of beans, you know that your $12 helped to pay the farmers a fair price for their labor -- and helped build a school in El Salvador, create a women's leadership program in Guatemala or...

There are so many items in the supermarket that contain mango and mango flavor. Beyond being delicious and rich in vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants, mangos contain an enzyme with stomach soothing properties similar to papain found in papayas. Mango, both in its green and ripe form, is a very good tenderizing agent due to these same enzymes, therefore ideal to include in any marinade. My grandparents would even ship mangos to us in the dead of winter, so we could partake in a little...

I think we should do everything we can to make sure a farmers market remains in the building. Fellow vendor Lori Wellmon, whose father was one of the original vendors when the farmers market was at the fairgrounds, said she might have to go out of town to sell her produce. The mayor said one question still remains: Whether there will be language in the request for proposals that requires developers to leave the farmers market intact. We don t know if they will sell it to a private...

Why not take the farmers' market concept one step forward into the future with the idea of a year-round enclosed public market on Burlington's waterfront? The waterfront is well on its way to becoming the central recreation and eco-science hub of the city. Why not take the farmers' market concept one step forward into the future with the idea of a year-round enclosed public market on Burlington's waterfront? The waterfront is well on its way to becoming the central recreation and...

No weather blues: The weather on this day was perfect to enjoy the variety of wonderful mangoes on display at the annual mango festival. The annual mango festival displayed a delightful variety of mangoes. Many people landed with their families to taste the tangy and sweet mangoes but much to their disappointment they could only view them. Like a fair: Stalls selling mango products like chutney, panna, stalls to enjoy the a game or two, the walk blindfolded contest gave the do a very...

The market debuts this weekend, selling fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables on Saturday from 9 a. A 2006 study showed that hunger and food insecurity rates in that area are well above the national average, with 19 percent of households experiencing food insecurity. Shoppers will find fresh seasonal produce every Saturday - same time, same place - through late September. Providing fresh, locally grown produce, at affordable prices, will make a healthy dent in that problem. Among...

He said there is plenty of labor available to harvest the crop this year, with growers sharing their workers as orchards are picked out while others still need working. By the end of the harvest, the cooperative s 100 members expect to ship around 3 million to 4 million pounds of cherries up from an average year s 2.7 million to 3 million pounds. And the colder the fruit, the less likely it is for the stem to come off. Roadside cherry stands along Montana 35 from Polson to Bigfork started...