Sustainability

Farmers age, demand for local food up: Do we have a problem?

Why wait for a crisis in getting food to those who need it if something to avert that outcome can be done? A group of citizens recently traveled to the Michigan Good Food Summit in Michigan's capital to learn about what's ahead. Donna McClurkan was among them and has this report.

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Corporation Hall has a long history in Kalamazoo. Today it is being rebuilt to incorporate the best of the past and energy efficiency measures that will carry it into the future. Second Wave's Kathy Jennings talks with those pulling the two together.

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