Lots of people want to save certain animals from being lost to the world. Christine Skandis wants to make sure certain delicate grapes survive. She tells Zinta Aistars about her business, Skandis Fine Wines.
It takes Fuel to feed Fire. Denise Miller and Michelle Johnson have worked out what's needed to keep the nonprofit Fire going. They talk to Zinta Aistars about what's at the heart of the many works they do across Kalamazoo.
After a fight with cancer, this pharmacist realized what goes on your skin is as important as what you eat. So Christine Arseneau created natural cosmetics to complement her commitment to eating well. Zinta Aistars talks to her about her local business, Tina's Pharm.
Celebrity events, corporate dining rooms and the dining room at home are all places these three chefs of Southwest Michigan have showcased their culinary talents. Zinta Aistars talks with Matthew Pietsch, Andy Havey, and Denise Miller about their latest endeavors.
When your business is cleaning you quickly learn a lot about trash. Becky Kliss has turned that knowledge into a business that helps other businesses find their green spot. Zinta Aistars has the story.
How do you get people who don't agree to start listening and talking to one another? The answer for Anne Hensley and Melanie Crow was to start a local magazine to foster compassion that they call Hear Here. Zinta Aistars talks with them about the publication launched this summer.
It could have been a corporate hog farm. Instead thousands of roses bloom in Bangor. Zinta Aistars talks to Joyce Latta and Tom Conklin about the flowers that flourish in Southwest Michigan.
The demand for honey is up and that's good for beekeepers. Now if only they can keep the bees alive. Zinta Aistars talks to Jon Nobel about a business that literally buzzes.
Art that keeps the imagination alive is part of what Kalamazoo's Exquisite Corpse is about. Zinta Aistars reports on how Arty Pants Button Mart funded a shared space that became home for a studio for an art collaborative.
The Kalamazoo Books Center is about paper making, printmaking, letterpress, creative writing, and bookbinding, but it's much more. Zinta Aistars talks with director Jeff Abshear about preserving a technology that changed the world.
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