West Michigan Weekly Foodie Roundup: Is October Really Almost Over? Edition

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It’s been awhile since I did a weekly roundup, but boy, things sure are hopping in West Michigan! Here’s just a sampling of all the tasty news:

Fork Fest Celebrates Farm and Table

Seitsema Orchards offers apple tasting

Last Wednesday, Local First’s Eat Local Challenge culminated in Fork Fest at Romence Gardens. It was a celebration of all things local food.

Win A Family Pass at Fruit Ridge Hayrides! (Plus, a coupon just for you!)

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The coolest stop on the Kent Harvest Trails is offering a free family pass to be given away to one of the readers of Eat Local, West Michigan!

Why I Love Grand Rapids, in Six Words

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You may have already heard about the MyGR6 campaign that was announced by Amway as a way to inspire Grand Rapidians to share their pride and to be entered to win prizes. I’m all about promoting all that is West Michigan, so I was honored to be asked to post about MyGR6.

West Michigan Weekly Foodie Roundup: Is Summer Really Over? Edition

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So much to post about this week! Let’s get right to it.

West Michigan Weekly Foodie Roundup 8/25/11

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This week’s tasty news from West Michigan.

West Michigan Weekly Foodie Roundup: Happy Trails Edition

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My goodness, I go away for a couple of weeks and suddenly there is a HUGE amount of information that I want to share! I spent hours (literally) updating the events calendar. Please check it out so I don’t feel like I’ve wasted my time. Oh who am I kidding, I use it enough myself to make it worthwhile.

Weekly West Michigan Round-Up: Fruity Edition

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I’m back! It feels so good to be home. While I have to admit I loved the pineapples and mini bananas of Uganda, we have some awesome fruit too. Just take a look at what’s going on this weekend:

Around the West Michigan Blogosphere: Greetings from KLM Edition

Greetings! By the time this is auto-posted, I should be somewhere in the air heading home. One of the disadvantages to living in Grand Rapids is the lack of direct flights. So I’m going from Entebbe to Amsterdam to Minneapolis to GRR. If you’d like to see what I’ve been up to the past couple [...]

Around the West Michigan Blogosphere: Greetings from Kabale Edition

Greetings! By the time this is auto-posted, I should be somewhere between Kabale, Uganda and Kigali, Rwanda. If you’d like to read my travel updates, head over to http://thelocalcook.com. I look forward to reading all about what’s going on in West Michigan when I get back!

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