Name: FAIR FOOD MATTERS
Mailing Label: Fair Food Matters
Location:
323 N Burdick St
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Mailing Address:
323 N Burdick St
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Phone: 269-492-1270
FAX: 269-492-1270
Email: info@fairfoodmatters.org
Website(s): http://www.fairfoodmatters.org
Personnel: Elizabeth Forest, President; Paul Stermer, Executive Director.
Hours: M-F 8:00am - 5:00pm.
Goal: Working to strengthen neighborhoods, improve community health and support small businesses through local food.
Services: Growing Matters Garden, an urban organic garden serving youth and adults; Woodward School Garden, a curriculum-based garden serving 400 K-5 students of the Woodward School for Technology & Research; Can-Do Kitchen, the region's only licensed commercial kitchen/business incubator; Eat Local, Kalamazoo, a series of events that help increase our community's awareness of local food; Southwest Michigan Community Harvest Fest, a celebration of food and sustainable living; Future Chefs, a cooking class/job skills program for teens; Community Garden Project, offering knowledge and networking to dozens of local community gardens; the Douglass Farmers' Market, bringing fresh food to Kalamazoo's north and east side neighborhoods.
Area Served: Primary service area: Kalamazoo County; Secondary service are: The entire 10-country region of Southwest Michigan.
Eligibility: Fair Food Matters programs are designed to be accessible to everyone.
Sources of support: Individual donors; foundation grants; corporate contributions; earned income through kitchen rental fees, program fees, and produce and merchandise sales.
Subjects: FOOD EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL GARDENS, COMMUNITY FOOD, LOCAL FARMERS' MARKETS
Nonprofit Status: 501c3 MI Nonprofit Corporation
Source of Info: Website 06/2012.