Links

Local Harvest
The best site to find a farm or other source for local foods. Whether you are looking for a retail store, a farmstand, or a CSA (community supported agriculture) farm, this site has what you need.

Kalamazoo Collective Housing
Kalamazoo's very own housing cooperative system is gaining steam.

Circle Pines Center
A gem of southwest Michigan--a cooperatively owned summer camp with fantastic programming all year round.

The Authentic Almond Project
California-grown raw almonds are no longer raw, following enactment of a new federal rule. The USDA mandate requires raw almonds to be sanitized through treatment processes that the industry generously describes as “pasteurization.” To learn more about this and to take action to ensure continued access to raw almonds, please visit the Cornucopia Institute's web page on the Authentic Almond Project.

Evergreen Lane Farm
Tom & Cathy Halinski have an organic apple orchard for u-pick and retail sales. Their website has information about the farm, prices, directions and contact information.

Fair Food Matters
In 2000, the PFC Board of Directors decided there was a need to educate the Kalamazoo community with some programs like the People's Food Co-op Lecture Series, and the Co-op Garden. With the help of, then manager, Sue St. Onge, we realized that we could not do that on the till of the store, running at the tight margins that we do. So, the Board sparked what is now the stand-alone educational non-profit Fair Food Matters. Their programs and partnerships take the educational mission of the PFC to a whole new level.

FIRE--Kalamazoo's Coolest Venue
We at PFC love the space at FIRE for staff meetings and community events. Please check out their site to learn more about their great events!

Blue Dog Greens at Food Dance Cafe
Short movies of local growers on the web site of Kalamazoo's premier local foods restaurant.

Meatrix 1, 2 & 2.5
This award-winning animated trilogy explores the impacts of factory farming and the actions we need to take to stop it. Take the red pill and follow the journey of Leo and Moopheus.

Downtown Retail Association
People's has joined with nearly 100 other downtown retailers to share our experiences and passions to keep downtown thriving.

Great Lakes Bioneers Conference
Bioneers are ecological pioneers, and this conference is a call to action and a celebration of what’s possible when we humans focus our energies on creating systems that encompass and reflect the wisdom of nature.

Bank Street Farmers Market
PFC is present at the Farmers Market on Saturdays between May and November. We strive to carry a selection of local products not otherwise represented, as well as other products to compliment those offered by the farmers and vendors at the market.

Ope's Burgers and More
This is an excellent and informative site that introduces Kalamazoo's own Ope's, makers of the Ope's Burgers and Stuffed Bagels stocked at People's. Find nutritional information and background amidst lush graphics.

National Cooperative Grocers Association
An organization, of which we are a member, working to provide the vision, leadership and systems to make it possible for food co-ops to excel in the natural foods market.

Michigan Organic Food & Farm Alliance
MOFFA is committed to strengthening local food systems throughout Michigan, with a focus on organic conversion as one of the ways to do just that.

Michigan Integrated Food & Farming Systems
MIFFS is a collaborative effort to create and support more sustainable food and agriculture systems for producers and consumers in Michigan. Agricultural productivity, economic viability, environmental protection, resource efficiency, and strong communities are all important goals of MIFFS.