KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will play a role in this Saturday’s Kalamazoo Valley Foodways Symposium, as it continues to push opportunities to buy, sell, and market locally grown foods.
MDARD’s Farm to Family Program was launched in Fiscal Year 2025 to offer grants, networking opportunities, and marketing consultations to farmers, food businesses, and other local food supply chain stakeholders.
The Kalamazoo Valley Foodways Symposium is an annual two-day event which this year will focus on the food culture of Southeast Asia. There will be presentations and demonstrations Friday evening at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum, and Saturday at the Kalamazoo Valley Community College Marilyn J. Schlack Culinary and Allied Health Building…