VEGETABLES

This year, Flower Day will happen from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 29, and coincides with the weekly Sunday Artisan Market.

Spring is here, and it’s a time when people might be re-booting their health goals and considering a more plant-based diet.. Dr. Ian Smith joined Live in the D host Tati Amare to help give people a jumpstart on their journey.

Started in 1972, the Ann Arbor-based nonprofit is planning several events during 2022 as a “thank you” to its supporters and community, the organization said in a release.

Participants will be able to sample food and baked goods from plant-based concessions, shop cruelty-free vendors, listen to live music and learn from local animal sanctuaries and shelters.

See the Ann Arbor Farmers Market in bloom with the return of Flower Day this Sunday.

This weekend will be perfect for people looking to get their gardens going, but before you plant your first plant, there are ways to supercharge your soil for beautiful yields.

Ann Arbor Farmers Market manager Stefanie Stauffer reflects on her first year running the market during a pandemic.

ANN ARBOR – The Michigan Statewide CSA Network will be hosting an upcoming virtual CSA fair featuring Michigan farms on Feb. 26. A Community Supported Agriculture share is a subscription program to a local farm in which you pay a farmer upfront for a regular delivery or pickup of their harvest. The CSA fair will consist of two drop-in Zoom sessions: one at “lunch hour” from noon to 1 p.m. and a “happy hour” session from 5-6 p.m. Regional breakout rooms will be available so you can learn more about which farms offer shares in your area. Here are the Ann Arbor area farms offering CSAs this year:Interested in participating in the fair?

Michigan residents are being urged not to consume a brand of romaine lettuce sold at Walmart stores after it tested positive for E. coli. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) warns Michigan consumers that single heads of romaine lettuce sold by the brand Tanimura & Antle have tested positive for a strain of E. coli. Anyone who purchased the product, sold at Walmart stores, is urged to throw it away or return it at the point of purchase for a full refund. The lettuce heads were sold in a zip-top clear plastic bag with a blue label and white lettering, officials said. Symptoms of an E. coli infection can include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea (often bloody), vomiting and sometimes a fever.