Lakeshore Flavor

Thrilled to share that Lakeshore Flavor is one of the Food & Farm Communications Fund’s 20 core grantee partners for 2023! The Food and Farm Communications Fund’s grant supports our comms strategy and capacity-building work for #FoodSystems change. 🥳🥳🥳

Join us on Tuesday to connect with Care Allen M.Ed from Grow and Lakeshore Flavor at the Muskegon Innovation Hub at Grand Valley State University! 🥳 Bring questions you have about financing for your food business, funding preparation, and learn the ways Grow is lifting up West Michigan's food economy. Don't miss out on this FREE event in #Muskegon! 🎟️Signup on Eventbrite!: http://LSF.eventbrite.com/

“Everyone loves a good food truck, but that doesn’t matter if you can’t survive in Muskegon.” 🚚✨ This was a quote from last week's Flavor Connections mixer with Derrick VanderWall from Shield Insurance Agency. At Muskegon Innovation Hub at Grand Valley State University we dug into the real challenges faced by food truck owners in #Muskegon and in #GrandRapids.🤓 As spring festival season gets closer, business insurance can make or break your business — it can prevent you from getting your #foodtruck in the right places to make profit or it can safeguard your investment as you sell your #foodproducts. 💵 Derrick has consistently championed food equity in Muskegon and Lakeshore Flavor's mission to remove the smoke and mirrors of food business development. 🌱 Our partners recognize that well-informed food entrepreneurs impact our local food economy—and ultimately bring new opportunities to #MuskegonCounty and #KentCounty. 🍽️🌟 Lakeshore Flavor was created to ensure that anyone that wants to grow, sell, and market food in #Muskegon have the tools they need to flourish. Our mixer events are more than just about learning; it was a step towards bridging #equity in West Michigan food business development. 💪🏾 Why? Because we want your food business to be here today and in the future. 🥳 Come break bread with us next week as we champion #foodequity. 

“Michigan is a very unique space within the food landscape in America. We have three land funds to support a Black and brown ecosystem of agriculture producers throughout the state,” says Keesa Johnson, a food systems design specialist at Michigan State University’s Center for Regional Food Systems, who is also a co-founder of the Washtenaw County Black Famers Fund. “Food is all about joy and healthy well-being. When a community produces its own food, it builds pride and self-determination that yields ecological benefits as well as economic.”

“We don’t need a food incubator in Muskegon.” We've heard this a few times over the last three years, but every session, every training, and every food entrepreneur we support in Muskegon Heights proves otherwise. 🌱 Over the week, Lakeshore Flavor and SBDC Michigan - West Michigan Region dug into pricing and packaging for food retail, nutrition labeling for juice products, and managing recalls at Muskegon Community College. 🤓 We’re proud to support 4 attendees of our trainings who became ServSafe certified at Muskegon Area District Library Muskegon Heights Branch! 🎉 THIS is why we created Lakeshore Flavor. 💖🍽️ To break down the barriers to entry for growing and selling food in Muskegon County and empowering local entrepreneurs to thrive here along the Lakeshore. 🌟 To support everyday people who are trying their best to make it in this food industry. To build equity in our food system. Together, we’re creating an environment where food dreams don’t just survive; they thrive. #lakeshoreflavor #lakeshoreflavorevents #foodequity #muskegon #foodsystems #CommunityStrength

Last call to register for tomorrow’s Starting a Food Business class with Lakeshore Flavor in partnership with SBDC Michigan - West Michigan Region. 🤓 We’ll be at Muskegon Community College covering topics like risk management, food safety, and operations planning for food businesses. Join a community that wants to see you succeed, right HERE in Muskegon. 🥳 🎟️Signup on Eventbrite: https://lnkd.in/e7z5iz_E #lakeshoreflavor #lakeshoreflavorevents #foodequity #muskegon #muskegonheights #foodsystems

Come join Lakeshore Flavor at Muskegon Community College next week with SBDC Michigan - West Michigan Region! We're bringing food business expertise from Atlanta and Muskegon as we dig into risk management, food safety, and how to sustain your food business locally. 🤓💪🏾 🎟️ Signup on Eventbrite: https://lnkd.in/e7z5iz_E #LakeshoreFlavor #LakeshoreFlavorEvents #Muskegon #MuskegonHeights #FoodEquity #FoodSystems

This National Women's Month, Lakeshore Flavor celebrates the remarkable women who have been champions for food systems work across the United States. From mothers and sisters to growers, farmers, food businesses, advocates, campaign leaders, and food system innovators, we honor their diverse roles and invaluable contributions to building equitable and sustainable food systems for everyone. #nationalwomensmonth2024 #foodsystemschampions #lakeshoreflavor #foodequity

Tonight's the night! 🌟 Don't miss Lakeshore Flavor's first Flavor Connections mixer of 2024 with Andrea C.. It's your chance to dive into Muskegon's food equity journey and be part of the change. Join us for an evening of community, conversation, and great food from She's Divine Cuisine Atlanta and Muskegon. See you there! Eventbrite Tickets: http://lsf.eventbrite.com/ #flavorconnections #foodequity #lakeshoreflavor

What change do you want to see in Muskegon County food systems? 🤔 Come break bread with us tomorrow at the Muskegon Innovation Hub at Grand Valley State University and hear all about Lakeshore Flavor's work! Signup before tickets are gone on Eventbrite: http://lsf.eventbrite.com/