Eco Learning Center

10277 Bingham Rd.
Traverse City, MI 49684
Phone: (231) 620-4775



For More Information Contact:
Jayne Leatherman-Walker

Supporting Sustainable Living

Our Community….Our Region….The Wide Wide World  

Our Community

Northern Michigan

Great Lakes Bioneers Conference

Seventh annual Great Lakes Bioneers Conference hits Traverse City, in October of 2008. Click on logo to link directly to site or go to our special events page for more details.

Alternative Energy

Bay Energy Services, Inc.
Steve Smiley
Box 260
Omena, MI 49674
231-271-4850

smiley@traverse.com


John Heiss
P.O. Box 288
Lake Leelanau, MI 49653
231-256-8868

Alternative News

Healing Garden Journal
Brad Lundy
7131 East Shore Rd.
Traverse City, MI 49686
231-933-6070
healinggarden@chartermi.net

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) projects

Bear Lake

Five Springs Farm
Jo Meller & Jim Sluyter
231-889-3216
Email: fsfarm@mufn.org

Ware Farm
9094 Alkire Rd.
231-864-3242

Kingsley

Eric and Jackie Green
5458 Weaver Rd.
231-263-3639

Cedar

Meadowlark Farms
Jon Watts & Jenny Tuttlis
231-256-6980

Jim Schwantes & Judy Reinhart
Schomberg Rd.
231-228-7301

East Jordan


231-536-0333
Email: wagbo@torchlake.com

Cross Village

Cross Village Food Farm
Mark Rosczewski
Email: marksark@mich.com

Traverse City

The Eco-Learning Center
Jayne Leatherman Walker
231-620-4775
Email: info@ecolearningcenter.org

Bruce Holland Moritz
"The Green Man"
231-946-0824

Williamsburg

The Wells Family Farm
Phyllis & Michael Wells
231-264-9522

Mesick

Halpin Highlands Family Farm
Chris Halpin
4421 N. 5 1/2 Rd.,
Mesick, MI 49668
231-885-2240

Maple City

Skyview Farm
Pat and David Van Dyke
314 West Valley Road
Maple City, MI 49664
231-922-4576

Practicing Permaculture: A small scale working homestead, powered by the sun and wind, consciously designed to be in harmony with the natural world, and to provide most of its energy, food and fuel sustainably.

Certified Organic Growers

Northport

John and Julia Brabenec

Maple City

Linda Griggs and Jim Moses
W. Burdickville Rd.
231-228-6497

Natural Foods - Retail sources of organic product


10610 Oviatt Rd.
Honor, MI 49640
231-326-5444
Email: foodforthought@wildjam.com

Organic and Wildcrafted Delights for the Body and the Mind
Contract Private Label Food Processing


260 East Tenth Street
Traverse City, MI 49684
231-947-0191

The purpose of Oryana Natural Food Cooperative is to provide high quality food produced in ecologically sound ways, at fair value to member-owners and the community. Oryana members and staff are committed to enhancing their community through the practice of cooperative economics and education abut the relationship of food to health.

Pleasanton Brick Oven Bakery
812 Cottage View Dr.
Traverse City, MI
231-941-1964

Breads baked on the hearth of a wood fired brick oven, made from fresh stone milled organic flour. Some of the famous breads include: Sunflower Whole Wheat, Manna Grain, Tomato
Parmesan, and Cherry Chocolate.

Catering to Whole Foods

Kejara's Bridge
Sarah and Christen Landry
202 Main St.
Lake Leelanau, MI 49653
231-256-7720

Natural Deli-Coffeehouse-Gallery. All menu items are made from scratch using only organic products. Live music or Special Events on Saturday nights! Dine in, Take-out, and Small
Catering jobs.

Blackbird Garden Dream Kitchen
Mike Everts
231-348-3044

Homegrown Organic Eatery
223 W. Grandview Parkway
Traverse City, MI 49684
231-932-4690

Environmental Research and Education

Little Artshram

Little Artshram fosters alternative education through a unique combination of permaculture principles, visual, musical and puppet artistry, service to the natural world and inclusive social activism. We provide programs which inspire and educate people of all ages to live creatively and in harmony with nature.
Traverse City, MI. 49684
231-922-4576
Email: info@littleartshram.org

ISLAND Institute for Sustainable Living Art and Natural Design

Brad and Amanda Kik
5870 Cottage Dr.
Bellaire, MI. 49615
231-480-4515
Email: brad@artmeetsearth.org
Email: amanda@artmeetsearth.org

Grand Traverse County Resource Recovery Coordinator
Randy Smith
400 Boardman Avenue
Traverse City, MI. 49684
231-922-4576
Email: rsmith@MAIL.CO.GRAND-TRAVERSE.MI.US


Sarna Salzman
Traverse City, MI
www.ecoseeds.org

Northern Michigan Environmental Education Consortium (EEC) 231-935-4066

Provides opportunities for young and old to develop environmental literacy.Furthers the understanding of environmental, social and economic relationships.Sponsored by the Grand Traverse Community Foundation

Shielding Tree Nature Center
3378 West Harbor Highway
Maple City, MI 49664
231-334-7649
stnc@traverse.net

Farmland Preservation


105 North First Street
P.O. Box 1007
Leland, MI 49654
231-256-9665
Email: conservancy@leelanau.com

Dedicated to seeking the delicate balance through which we order our progress by living in harmony with the natural world, and in concert with our historic environment.


3860 N. Long Lake Rd.
Suite D
Traverse City, MI 49684
231-929-7911

Recycled Building Materials

Construction Waste Recycling
David S. Bradshaw
5235 East hoxie Road
Cedar, MI 49621
231-929-7778
231-633-5485 mobile phone

Providing a complete waste stream management service for the construction industry

Odom Reusable Building Materials
Bruce Odom
5555 Brentwood Ave.
Grawn, MI 49637
231-276-6330
http://odomreuse.com/

Rustic Furniture

Leelanau Diamond Willow Furniture
Jeff Anderson
PO Box 180
Cedar, MI 49621
231-228-7272

Beautifully crafted rustic furniature

Social Activism and Environmental Protection


845 Michigan Avenue
P.O. Box 228
Benzonia, MI 49616
Email: webinfo@muui.org

Careful research and reasoned advocacy to protect the environment,and enhance economic opportunity, and support vibrant communities

Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council (NMEAC)
http://www.nrec.org


1308 Neahtawanta Road
Traverse City, MI
231-223-7315
Email: center@nrec.org

The Neahtawanta Center is a place of gathering and a community of kindred spirits, created to serve people and institutions interested in working toward a sustainable and just society.

Third Eye Magazine
http://www.thirdeyemag.com

Thirdeye is a collective of artists dedicated to promoting positive social change through the use of creativity.

Michigan

Alternative Energy


1546 10 Mile road NE
Comstock Park, MI 49321
616-636-4995
glrea@aol.com

The Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association promotes and demonstrates the use of renewable energy and sustainable resources through workshops, the annual tour of solar homes and its annual renewable energy fair in Lansing, Michigan each August.

Environmental Education

Upland Hills Ecological Awareness Center (UHEAC)
2575 Indian Lake Road
Oxford, MI 48370
248-693-1021
uheac@igc.org


Leroy Harvey, Director
405 Grove Street
East Lansing, MI 48823
517-337-0422
Email: uooffice@urbanoptions.org

Urban Options seeks to improve the environmental quality of our urban spaces. We fulfill this mission through educational and information programs and demonstrations of practical and healthful home and yard improvements.

Each of the programs we give is a celebration... of nature, our community, our environment, and life on Earth. We welcome all ages, shapes, sizes and abilities.

The Wide Wide World

Fair Trade


Higher Grounds
806 Red Dr.
Traverse City, MI 49684
231-922-9009
Email: info@javaforjustice.com

There are a growing number of directories, listserves, and links at specific sites that will connect anyone who is doing research on the questions raised about living sustainably on the planet. The following are places that have provided us with assistance in our mission.

Educational Research

The laboratory measuring the life in your soil.
- Soil Microbiology, Soil Ecology, Farming, Orchards, Golf/Turf, Nursery/Landscape, Forestry, Lawn and Garden -

E-Mail Discussion Groups and Web Forums

Cob Construction:

Community Supported Agriculture: To subscribe send email to lyris@franklin.oit.unc.edu with message text containing: subscribe csa

Greenbuilding:

Michigan Sustainable Agriculture Network: For questions regarding the msan_mg listserv or the Michigan State Sustainable Agriculture Network (MSAN), contact the MSAN Coordinator at msan@msu.edu.

Permaculture: To subscribe send email to lyris@franklin.oit.unc.edu with message text containing: subscribe permaculture.

Strawbale Building: on CREST'S Straw-bale Listserve email discussion group at http://solstice.crest.org/efficiency/strawbale-list-archive/

Periodicals


Home Power
P.O. Box 520
Ashland, OR 97520
Subscription 800-707-6585
Email: hp@homepower.com

The Last Straw Journal
Hillsboro, N.M. 88042
HC 66, Box 119
505-895-5400
Email:thelaststraw@strawhomes.com

www.strawhomes.com



Edible Resource Center
P.O. Box.544
Eugene, OR. 97440-0544
541-485-0456
Email: mail@wormdisgest.org

Key words for information search

www.usalert.com

The USOA database of research and eRoducational opportunities is provided by RAMS-FIE. Send comments to info@uaalert.com

Land Choices
www.landchoices.org

The Dynamic Great Lakes by Barbara Spring
www.geocities.com/barbaraspring

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