Now that we’ve turned the corner toward spring, the proprietor of a new local business is hoping to turn locals’ thoughts to gardening. MIdnight Harvest is Matt Hall’s endeavor, a business that advocates for, installs and supports home gardening. “I wanted to get people in touch...
Increasingly, waste or garbage or trash – whatever one chooses it call it – is not ending up in the trash can or landfill. Recycling services and facilities are emerging as leaders of the region's waste removal industry – and the big business is only...
The folks on HGTV don’t have anything on Howard Vogel. Or Timothy and Kathy Young, Phill Orth and Linda Weeks, or numerous other roll-up-your-sleeves, do-it-yourself types. Like the hosts of shows such as Rehab Addict or Fixer Upper, builders and homeowners around northern Michigan are...
It seems that green is the official color of the 21st century. Hardly a day goes by without hearing or seeing some sort of reference to renewable resources, alternative energy or going green. But for all the current press and debate over renewable energy, the...
We all know Goodwill does good for the planet and for northern Michigan; its process of selling and recycling used goods creates hundreds of jobs and revenues to support programs that help people overcome barriers to employment.Through partnerships with businesses, like the Dell Reconnect program,...
TRAVERSE CITY - Team Elmer's is rolling out green asphalt in Northern Michigan this spring.Green, that is, in production and process.The new product is warm-mix asphalt (WMA), which allows for the production and placement of asphalt mix at temperatures up to 70 degrees Fahrenheit lower...
One of my favorite ways of explaining the validity of recycling is through a discussion about surviving efficiently. None of us would be here today if the cavemen and our grandparents were not adept at efficient survival. You've heard or watched explanations about how early...
The Back Yard ComposterBy Andrew GaleComposting is that backyard chore everyone wants to do, but believes they can't find the time to do - at least to do it right, anyway! It's actually a lot easier than you might think. As a matter of fact,...
REGION - The best way to deliver unavoidable bad weather-related news to your customers? "Quickly!" say those who know a thing or two about the intersection of northern Michigan snowstorms and customer relations."You need to immediately get away from, 'I heard this, I heard that,'...
Warming trend saps sugaring season, worries fruit growersREGION - Long, bitter winters used to be the norm in northern Michigan. But this year, and in year's past, significant stretches of cold temperatures have become such an anomaly in northern Michigan that the U.S. Department of...
