Join us for a presentation of local farm perspectives on ecological agriculture, on-farm conservation measures and climate smart farming. Come to learn about and discuss promising practices and community support for climate smart farming and land management from backyard to business-scale.

On this tour, we will discuss ways to increase the diversity of farm products and income streams. Ben and Brittany McMurray will share their experiences in year-round stewardship for pastured pigs. They will showcase synergies between crop production and livestock.

The goal of this event is to increase connections and collaborations between similar organizations. Develop stronger relationships with your peers.

The goal of this event is to increase connections and collaborations between similar organizations. Develop stronger relationships with your peers.

On this tour, we will demonstrate and discuss the carbon sequestration and storage potential through intensive land management strategies, including management intensive grazing and biochar production.

On this tour, we will discuss the benefits and challenges of establishing a broad array of edible and medicinal plants. We will also describe opportunities to diversify the small farm economy and ecology through U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation program offerings, especially Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs.

All are welcome for a spring season plant maintenance and new planting of perennial edible plants. Edible and climate-adaptive trees are available to take for planting at home until they run out. 

Join us at Lakeview Hill Farm to see a windbreak planting and discuss the planning and planting process for conservation and energy efficiency systems currently in use or under development at the farm. Farmer owners John Dindia and Bailey Samp will also showcase some of their extensive season extension hoophouse growing.

Come to Buckwheat’s Market Garden and learn about tools that might be a good fit for your small farm such as a wheel seeder, Paper Pot Transplanter & BCS hand tractor.

Join the Traverse City Dance Project in collaboration with Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology for this free performance August 3rd at 7pm! Please register in advance as seating/parking is limited.

Please join us for a special pre-screening of the 13-minute short mini-documentary film “The Cooks’ House” from the new series “On the Table: Stories of Food and Change”. Filmed and produced in Northwest lower Michigan, this first On the Table episode is made possible by a grant from Michigan Humanities and is produced by Robert George, Becky Tranchell, and Mia Hagerty, with fiduciary support from the Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities.

Come meet your community food preservation kitchen on wheels, "Blanch" and Crosshatch program coordinator, Daniel for a demonstration of various home preservation methods for seasonal foods as well as some shopping suggestions for what is in season and affordable for you to preserve at home for later enjoyment.

We'll have information about The Alluvion and its programming, the visual arts program at Commongrounds, and how you can get involved!

Agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions but it can also be part of the solution. We'll look at carbon sequestration in soils and perennial biomass as well as techniques for reducing emissions from crop and livestock production. Many of these practices also offer other benefits to the farm, including becoming more resilient in the face of climate change.

We welcome all farmers & food producers to an informational session about a zero interest Food & Farm Microloan serving NW Michigan, USA.

In this session we will share loan information, application tips, and any answer questions regarding the 2022 microloan application process.

With warm welcome, Adam, Dandan and Crosshatch invite you to join us for a showcase of the livestock systems—including multi-species rotational grazing, mixed bird housing, and pastured hogs—that the Weinrichs have established since they began farming in 2019 .

Join grazier Paul May for his morning livestock management chores, while soil scientist Tim Overdier and entomologist Nate Walton, Ph.D., add to his insights regarding the May Farm’s management practices, and the many ways they impact the health of the soil, farm resilience, broader ecosystem, and economic prosperity. This will be a "walk and talk" with plenty of time for questions. Then we will gather with catered lunch around a biochar fire for a demonstration of how to make biochar on the farm, and a discussion of its role in soil management.

Tour an Antrim County property with mature hazelnut tree plantings and learn about the various household, ecological and business opportunities they can provide. This tour will provide a great introduction to this plant for beginners and also a lively discussion amongst enthusiasts and entrepreneurs who have some relationship and experience with it already. Hosted in partnership between Crosshatch, the Conservations Districts of Antrim, Leelanau, Benzie and Grand Traverse Counties, and the MSU Product Center.

The Traverse City Dance Project Community Tour kicks off this summer with an outdoor performance in collaboration with Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology.

Please join us for the virtual premiere of the new, 18-minute short film, Plague Phase at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 28th. Filmed in a sculptor’s studio and produced in Leelanau County, the film takes on the difficult subjects of loss and adaptation in a time of ecological decline.