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Arts & More
11:08 pm
Mon March 25, 2013

Looking for fresh food? Winter farmer's markets grow in Kalamazoo

Credit Maggie Kane
Plants in the greenhouse at Summer Sun Nursery.

Winter weather means slower growing for Michigan farmers, but it doesn’t stop them from selling their produce at outlets like indoor farmers markets. Winter’s market business doesn’t rival summer’s, but it has been growing in recent years.

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Culture
7:00 pm
Mon February 18, 2013

Cutting wood for lumber in the winter months

The month of January frees most farmers from field work, and if the snow is deep enough, even my husband, John and I stop pruning our blueberry bushes. Some farmers plow snow for extra cash, but traditionally, others head to their woods for a winter paycheck.

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