by Lynda Twardowski Wheatley | Jul 14, 2023 | Counties, Live Here, Outdoors, People, Towns
Seven years ago, Megan Gilger came close to letting her popular Fresh Exchange lifestyle blog wither on the vine. Instead, she dug deeper, put down new roots in Traverse City and weeded out what she didn’t value until she grew what did. This article first appeared in...
by Cara McDonald | May 12, 2023 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns
May is the time in Northern Michigan for an easy-peasy, cheap and breezy garden approach. Here’s what you need to know about direct sowing seeds right now. This is a web original article from the team at MyNorth Media and Traverse Northern Michigan. Want to read...
by Emily Tyra | Apr 20, 2023 | Counties, Outdoors
A tip of my garden hat—and hoe—to the volunteers rolling up their sleeves to rescue native Michigan wildflowers from construction sites in Leelanau County. This is a web original article from the team at MyNorth Media and Traverse Northern Michigan. Want to read...
by Ashlyn Korienek and MyNorthTickets | Apr 18, 2023 | Counties, Events, Live Here, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
We’re celebrating Earth Day all weekend long! If you’re searching for a way to give back to Mother Nature and immerse yourself in the natural wonders of Northern Michigan, here are 18 volunteer opportunities, activities and events you’ll want to check out...
by Allison Acosta, Cara McDonald and Carly Simpson | Apr 14, 2023 | Food & Drink, Outdoors
Organic gardening kits, sustainably produced wines, foraged violets … here are the planet-loving products and experiences our editors at Traverse Northern Michigan are obsessed with this month. This is a web original article from the team at MyNorth Media and Traverse...
by Cara McDonald | Mar 27, 2023 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns
Farmer Andrea Bushre of NanBop Farm shares the scoop on hard-to-find seeds for growing life-changing tomatoes. Here are 5 must-try tomatoes, our favorite seed vendors, how to start seeds and small space gardening tips This is a web original article from the team at...
by Sarah Bence | Aug 11, 2022 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
Here comes the sun! From Suttons Bay to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, here are five sunflower fields to explore in Northern Michigan + when to go, what to bring and a little about each owner’s journey. This article first appeared in Traverse, Northern...
by Kim Schneider | Mar 16, 2022 | Counties, Live Here, Outdoors, People, Towns, Vacation
Traverse Magazine and Leelanau Conservancy alum Carolyn Faught is finding a colorful—and meaningful—mission in life’s next chapter with Omena Cut Flowers. This article first appeared in Traverse Northern Michigan. Find this story and more when you explore our digital...
by Sarah Bence | Jul 6, 2021 | Counties, Farm and Agriculture, Outdoors, Towns, Vacation
On a three-day trip through Northern Michigan, Sarah Bence was on a mission to discover the region’s best lavender farms. She shows us seven stunning stops. Fields of undulating purple stretch before me. The longer I look, the more I see: crisp white flowers...