food service

Federal funding cuts are having a dramatic impact on our community's ability to keep people fed. Among the affected is Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels. WEMU's David Fair talked with its executive director, Barbara Niess-May, about how the organization is overcoming the adversity now and whether it's sustainable.

As Ann Arbor’s Food Gatherers navigates funding cuts by the United States Department of Agriculture, the organization is faced with finding alternative resources to continue to provide relief to Washtenaw County’s food insecure. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor chats with Food Gatherers President and CEO, Eileen Spring about what the organization is facing under federal defunding.

The food industry can be lucrative, but it is also a difficult industry in which to succeed. Ypsilanti-based Joyful Treats Community Development Corp. is giving young people a sturdy ladder to begin the climb. WEMU's David Fair looks at Joyful Treats “Celebrations” program with the organization's founder and executive director, Khadija Wallace. She explains how it equitably trains teens and young adults how to become food entrepreneurs, particularly young people of color.

The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners has asked its corporate counsel to determine what authority the county has in making sure businesses comply…