A visit to Tilian Farm Development Center: a vision of our local food future

Merely 5 miles north on Pontiac Trail, a vision is taking on substance. Tilian Farm Development Center is about to burst forth with active vegetables, animals, and people. As with so many things, it is nice to see a “before” picture, this is that picture. As I noted in January, Tilian Farm Development Center is [...]

Selma Cafe celebrates its 2nd anniversary

Selma Cafe is a local-foods breakfast salon began in February 2009, founded and hosted by Lisa Gottlieb and Jeff McCabe, organized these past six months by Gottlieb, as McCabe has focused on the farming initiatives. The first time my husband and I went to Selma Cafe, we arrived at 6:25 a.m. so he could be at [...]

Selma Cafe’s Farmers Fund builds hoop houses

Ever since Jeff McCabe and Lisa Gottlieb started FridayMorning@Selmas as a breakfast fundraiser in their home 1/3 of the money has been spent, “on the food and the rest of the money goes towards the funds for hoop builds,” according to McCabe. At the Capella Farm in late August, I volunteered to help with Selma’s [...]