The PHP Farmers Conference on March 7th was well-attended and full of conversation! Thanks to Marty Travis of Down at the Farm, an aggregated wholesale marketplace. Also, a big thanks to Wand Larry xxx for sharing an international market opportunity in China that is coming up in May!  Please see the links to the contracts and information for both if interested. Produce Safety Alliance [PSA] and ServSafe Training took place Feb. 8th and Feb 21st with the University of IL and CT Smith, LP...

Data Centers: Environmental and Community Impacts and the Path Ahead March 5, 2026 | 7:00 pm | On Zoom Register Here: Link Suddenly, data centers are a hot issue all over Michigan. Twenty new data centers proposals are being pushed in our state by big and wealthy tech interests, at least half of which are huge hyperscale centers. Communities are wary and people are protesting. How will new centers affect electricity demand and rates, water usage and water rates, and clean renewable...

Hair extensions used primarily by Black women contain a “shocking” range of dangerous chemicals, including breast carcinogens, new research shows. Source: By Liza Gross February 11, 2026 https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11022026/unregulated-hair-extensions-harmful-chemicals A hairdresser braids a client’s hair with synthetic hair extensions in Lusaka, Zambia, on Aug. 15, 2023. Credit: Lillian Banda/Xinhua via Getty Images Elissia Franklin is an analytical chemist with an infectious laugh, a...