Bev Berens

Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Bev Berens has been a freelance writer since 1990 after a short stint as a high school agriculture instructor. She primarily writes for agriculture trade journals and newspapers and has a weekly feature column in an Indiana farm news publication. She also creates social media and blog content for Michigan AgrAbility and Farmer Veteran Coalition organizations in Michigan. She enjoys coaching and mentoring youth through local 4H and FFA organizations and has lost count of the number of state-winning Youth 4H Dairy Contests she has been blessed to coach. She and her husband have been married for 33 years, have two adult children, a flock of sheep, and a border collie named Mac. Contact: uphillfarm494@yahoo.com

Feature Story Fifth-grader Evan Weesies has an all-terrain wheelchair that gives him the freedom to move around his family’s Muskegon County farm Technology and Innovation

New power chair puts young farmer at the heart of his family’s pumpkin patch

Bev BerensMonday, October 18, 2021
Feature Story Novice canner Erin Berens is happy with her first attempt at food preservation and is prepared to tackle it again with more quantity and variety for this season. Sustainability

Pandemic spurs renewed interest in home canning

Bev BerensSaturday, July 31, 2021
Feature Story Colby Tucker, 14, from Hopkins in Allegan County, is in his third year of collecting and cooking sap. Entrepreneurship

Turning sap to syrup makes spring the sweetest season of all

Bev BerensSunday, March 21, 2021
Feature Story “One-third of everything we eat depends on pollination,” says Don Lam, of the Holland Area Beekeepers Association (HABA). “Imagine losing one bite out of every three.” Kids and Education

From school programs to clubs, the growing efforts to save honeybees

Bev BerensSunday, February 28, 2021
Feature Story Greg Dunn's Blackbird Farm in Coopersville received MAEAP verification in 2020. Dunn shows off his new sign in one of their produce fields. Sustainability

State program helps farmers practice environmental stewardship

Bev BerensSunday, January 24, 2021
Feature Story Dan Wedge is Executive Director of Services for Allegan County, with transportation services falling under his purview. Community Development

ACT gives bus riders access to work, social life, necessities

Bev BerensMonday, December 14, 2020
Feature Story Crop dusting planes maneuver to avoid electric lines, irrigation towers, woods and more when working. (Photo by Bev Berens) Sustainability

More farmers are using cover crops to keep pollutants out of lakes and streams

Bev BerensFriday, September 4, 2020
Feature Story Andy Rozendaal (left) and John Puttrich (right) comprise the leadership team and are Eighth Day Farm's two full time employees. Economic Development

Eighth Day Farm makes big impact from its small urban setting

Bev BerensFriday, August 28, 2020
Feature Story Jake Tebos, (left) wholesale grower of potting plants in Allendale, discusses issues unique to his niche in the marketplace with Secretary Perdue (right). Economic Development

West Michigan farmers share concerns with USDA Secretary

Bev BerensWednesday, August 26, 2020
Feature Story Michelle Bombe in her garden at her Laketown Township home. Economic Development

Backyard gardens gain popularity during pandemic

Bev BerensMonday, August 3, 2020
Feature Story Kelly Raterink talks to customers. Economic Development

Pandemic’s effect on meat processing, supply steers customers to locally-sourced food

Bev BerensWednesday, June 17, 2020
Feature Story market-main-one Economic Development

Farmers markets reporting higher attendance as they open within safe shopping guidelines

Bev BerensTuesday, May 19, 2020
Feature Story Bev Berens with her mom, Hazel Bosch. Healthy Communities

Pandemic leaves family alone in grief after loss of loved one

Bev BerensFriday, April 10, 2020
Feature Story Food Basket is looking for land similar to what it has for its farm in Kent County, shown here. Kids and Education

GR-based nonprofit aims to fight hunger with Lakeshore expansion

Bev BerensThursday, February 6, 2020
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