Partners

American Cheese Society

ACS provides American cheesemakers with educational resources and networking opportunities and encourages the highest standards of cheesemaking.

The Butcher's Guild

Chef Robb has taken THE OATH and Food Dance is now an Official Member of the Butcher's Guild.
The Butcher's Guild is a fraternity of meat professionals bound to create a support system for the industry. They focus on education and camaraderie to achieve a communal goal: a network of successful, skilled, independent butchers all across the country!
If you are a thoughtful meat eater, then you are needed among the ranks as much as a butcher. NEEDED: Courageous Carnivores that insist on Good Meat!
See the list of amazing members.

Eat Local Kalamazoo!

"Eat Local, Kalamazoo," a program of Fair Food Matters, is a season-long series of events designed to increase the community's awareness of and appreciation for local food.

Slow Food International

Slow Food works to defend biodiversity in our food supply, spread taste education and connect producers of excellent foods with co-producers through events and initiatives.

Fair Food Matters!

Fair Food Matters was founded in 2001 because the people of our community deserve information that helps us make good choices about how we feed ourselves. Today we are forging new community relationships as well as expanding our message and our programs

Kalamazoo Farmers' Market

The Kalamazoo Farmers' Market has fresh Produce, Plants & Flowers, Baked Goods,Fresh Meats, & Hand Made Crafts from local farmers and artisans.

Location & Hours of Operation
1204 Bank Street, between Lake Street & Stockbridge Avenue off of Portage Rd.
Farmer’s Market – 269 337-8899
Parks & Recreation Office – 269 337-8191

Opening Date: First Saturday in May
Closing Date:  November 20, 2010

Hours:
May and November Saturdays (only) 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.

June - October Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 7 a.m - 2 p.m.

Chef's Collabortive

Chefs Collaborative works with chefs and the greater food community to celebrate local foods and foster a more sustainable food supply. The Collaborative inspires action by translating information about our food into tools for making knowledgeable purchasing decisions.  Through these actions, our members embrace seasonality, preserve diversity and traditional practices, and support local economies.

LocalHarvest

LocalHarvest is America's leading organic and local food website. We maintain a definitive and reliable "living" public nationwide directory of small farms, farmers markets, and other local food sources.