• Baked Apples and Squash

    We combined Michigan apples and butternut squash in this tasty Apple-Squash Casserole.

  • Recipe: Cherry Butternut Squash Stuffing

    Published on February 7, 2019
    This seasonal side dish is dotted with dried tart cherries and full of savory squash.

  • Beginning Vegetables

    Published on February 19, 2024

    Vegetables are easy to try as a new grower, or as a new crop among other enterprises. Learn the types of vegetables to consider for different markets and some techniques for their production at smaller scales.

  • Becoming an Insect Investigator

    Published on March 1, 2024

    You can sleuth out what’s eating your vegetables by gathering evidence at the “scene of the crime,” using the same evidence-based approach. It’s not only fun, it also will help you protect your vegetables from future issues.

  • The World Under Our Feet: Biological Soil Health in Vegetable Production

    Published on February 29, 2024

    Organic matter plays a critical role in soil health. Learn about how the interactions between organic and plant matter influences soil biological health and in turn successful crop production.

  • What's Wrong with my Vegetables

    Published on February 28, 2024

    This presentation will cover abiotic and biotic abnormalities in vegetables. The goal of this presentation is to give specific examples of vegetable abnormalities that will help identify what is wrong with your vegetable.

  • What Do Plants Crave?

    Published on February 27, 2024

    What Do Plants Crave?

  • Dec 5

    Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO

    December 5, 2023 – December 7, 2023 DeVos Place, 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

    The Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO and Michigan Greenhouse Growers EXPO (GLEXPO) is an annual event that draws thousands of farmers from Michigan and beyond to Grand Rapids, Michigan each December.

  • May 10

    Fruits & Vegetables at The Gathering Place

    May 10, 2023 10:00AM – 11:30AM The Gathering Place, 10542 Main Street, Honor, MI 49640

    Get ready to learn about the rainbow of fruits and vegetables and the impact they have on your health.

  • Feb 19

    Beginning Vegetables

    February 19, 2024 1:00PM – 2:00PM Virtual Via Zoom

    Vegetables are easy to try as a new grower, or as a new crop among other enterprises. Learn the types of vegetables to consider for different markets and some techniques for their production at smaller scales. (RUP and CCA Credits Offered)

  • Feb 28

    What's Wrong with my Vegetables

    February 28, 2024 10:00AM – 11:00AM Virtual Via Zoom

    This presentation will cover abiotic and biotic abnormalities in vegetables. The goal of this presentation is to give specific examples of vegetable abnormalities that will help identify what is wrong with your vegetable. RUP and CCA Credits offered.

  • Feb 27

    What Do Plants Crave?

    February 27, 2024 10:00AM – 11:00AM Virtual Via Zoom

    In this talk we will discuss fertility and moisture management for high quality and high quantity vegetables across this spectrum, including high organic matter soils like muck and pot/bag culture using greenhouse media. RUP and CCA Credits offered.

  • Mar 1

    Becoming an Insect Investigator

    March 1, 2024 10:00AM – 11:00AM

    You can sleuth out what’s eating your vegetables by gathering evidence at the “scene of the crime,” using the same evidence-based approach. It’s not only fun, it also will help you protect your vegetables from future issues. RUP and CCA Credits offered.

  • Feb 29

    The World Under Our Feet: Biological Soil Health in Vegetable Production

    February 29, 2024 10:00AM – 11:00AM Virtual Via Zoom

    Organic matter plays a critical role in soil health. Learn about how the interactions between organic and plant matter influences soil biological health and in turn successful crop production. RUP and CCA Credits offered.

  • Feb 20

    2024 Southeast Michigan Vegetable Grower Winter Meeting

    February 20, 2024 9:00AM – 2:00PM Check-in starts at 8:30 a.m. Program begins at 9 a.m. Monroe County Community College, Warrick Student Services Building (Building S) in Room 173 C/D, 1555 S. Raisinville Rd., Monroe, MI 48161

    Enhance your knowledge of vegetable production and pest management by attending the upcoming 2024 Southeast Michigan Vegetable Grower Winter Meeting on Feb. 20.

  • Aug 8

    Cooking for One at Manistee County Council on Aging August 8, 2023

    August 8, 2023 11:00AM – 12:30PM Manistee County Council on Aging, 260 Saint Mary's Parkway, Manistee MI 49660

    Whether you’re living on your own for the first time, a single college student, a hard-working adult, or a senior on your own, cooking for one can be fun!

  • Lime for Michigan Soils

    Published on November 10, 2015
    This bulletin covers the nature of soil acidity, the need and importance of liming the soil to neutralize acidity, comparisons of various liming materials and their neutralizing values, and guidelines for liming soils for crops grown in Michigan.

  • Guía del Cuidado de Polinizadores de Hortalizas (Vegetable Pollinator Stewardship Guide in Spanish)

    Published on June 2, 2022
    Esta Guía del cuidado de polinizadores puede ayudar a los productores de hortalizas a apoyar a los polinizadores en sus granjas y demostrar las medidas que están tomando para ayudar.

  • Vegetable Pollinator Stewardship Guide

    Published on April 16, 2021
    This vegetable pollinator stewardship guide highlights practices to support pollinator health. This guide is part of the Michigan Managed Pollinator Protection Plan.

  • Integrated Pest Management Scouting in Vegetable Crops

    Published on November 23, 2015
    Scouting and monitoring for pests is a critical step in quantifying the potential damage that can be caused by a pest and implementing management strategies that are appropriately timed for maximum effect.