{"id":12914,"date":"2019-04-16T16:03:59","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T16:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/?p=12914"},"modified":"2019-05-03T14:56:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T14:56:17","slug":"love-michigans-local-farms-for-fresh-and-tasty-spring-farm-to-table-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/love-michigans-local-farms-for-fresh-and-tasty-spring-farm-to-table-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Michigan\u2019s Local Farms For Fresh And Tasty Spring Farm To Table Food"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--column 50-50 column--><!--group 0 group--><!--part 0 part--><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6044 size-blog_full_width\" title=\"Michigan's Local Farms - Saugatuck Farmers Market\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FarmMkt2Chuck-760x505.jpg\" alt=\"local farm growers at busy farmers market selling greens and vegetables to customers\" width=\"760\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FarmMkt2Chuck-760x505.jpg 760w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FarmMkt2Chuck-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FarmMkt2Chuck-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FarmMkt2Chuck-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FarmMkt2Chuck-940x625.jpg 940w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FarmMkt2Chuck-330x219.jpg 330w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FarmMkt2Chuck-520x346.jpg 520w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FarmMkt2Chuck-480x319.jpg 480w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FarmMkt2Chuck-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FarmMkt2Chuck.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-566 size-full\" title=\"Michigan's Local Farms - Razzle Dazzle Cake\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/vineyard-raspberries-and-cake.jpg\" alt=\"raspberry cake on a platter\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/vineyard-raspberries-and-cake.jpg 667w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/vineyard-raspberries-and-cake-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/vineyard-raspberries-and-cake-330x494.jpg 330w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/vineyard-raspberries-and-cake-426x640.jpg 426w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/vineyard-raspberries-and-cake-480x719.jpg 480w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/vineyard-raspberries-and-cake-22x33.jpg 22w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/vineyard-raspberries-and-cake-300x449.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7395 size-blog_full_width\" title=\"Michigan's Local Farms - Wickwood's Pizza\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FarmHouse1-760x506.jpg\" alt=\"food prep for a pizza with tomatoes, cheese and basil\" width=\"760\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FarmHouse1-760x506.jpg 760w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FarmHouse1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FarmHouse1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FarmHouse1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FarmHouse1-940x626.jpg 940w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FarmHouse1-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FarmHouse1-520x346.jpg 520w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FarmHouse1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FarmHouse1-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FarmHouse1-480x319.jpg 480w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FarmHouse1-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FarmHouse1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1315 size-blog_full_width\" title=\"Michigan's Local Farms - Evergreen Lane Farm and Creamery Near Saugatuck, MI\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/cheese-760x506.jpg\" alt=\"aged and fresh cheeses on a cheese board\" width=\"760\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/cheese-760x506.jpg 760w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/cheese-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/cheese-940x626.jpg 940w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/cheese-330x219.jpg 330w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/cheese-520x346.jpg 520w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/cheese-480x319.jpg 480w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/cheese-49x33.jpg 49w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/cheese.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6045 size-blog_full_width\" title=\"Michigan's Local Farms - Mud Lake's Red And Green Lettuces\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MudLake8-760x570.jpg\" alt=\"red and green leaf lettuces\" width=\"760\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MudLake8-760x570.jpg 760w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MudLake8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MudLake8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MudLake8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MudLake8-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MudLake8-330x248.jpg 330w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MudLake8-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MudLake8-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MudLake8-44x33.jpg 44w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MudLake8-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MudLake8.jpg 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-271 size-blog_full_width\" title=\"Michigan's Local Farms - Michigan Spring Asparagus Appetizer At Wickwood Inn\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/asparagus-760x570.jpg\" alt=\"prosciutto wrapped asparagus on a dish with flowers in background\" width=\"760\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/asparagus-760x570.jpg 760w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/asparagus-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/asparagus-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/asparagus-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/asparagus-330x247.jpg 330w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/asparagus-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/asparagus-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/asparagus-44x33.jpg 44w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/asparagus-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/asparagus.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12873 size-blog_full_width\" title=\"Michigan's Local Farms - The Entrance and Gardens At Wickwood Inn\" src=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SpringAtWickwood-760x542.jpg\" alt=\"inn entry walkway\" width=\"760\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SpringAtWickwood-760x542.jpg 760w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SpringAtWickwood-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SpringAtWickwood-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SpringAtWickwood-940x670.jpg 940w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SpringAtWickwood-330x235.jpg 330w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SpringAtWickwood-520x371.jpg 520w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SpringAtWickwood-480x342.jpg 480w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SpringAtWickwood-46x33.jpg 46w, https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SpringAtWickwood.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<!-- tbc_section_separator --> <!--column 50-50 column--><!--group 0 group--><!--part 1 part--><\/p>\n<h2>Wickwood&#8217;s Farm To Table Offerings Celebrate Saugatuck, Michigan\u2019s Local Farms<\/h2>\n<p>Wickwood Inn can create farm to table foods for guests because Saugatuck, Michigan\u2019s local farms are rock stars! Our Great State is the second most diverse state in the country agriculturally. Michigan\u2019s local farms produce a lot of fresh local foods. And because of the generations of local producers in the Saugatuck Douglas area, we often buy direct from our <a href=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/breakfast-more\/our-rock-stars\/\">local artisans<\/a>. Hence, we provide Wickwood Inn guests with the freshest meat, cheese, fruits, vegetables, breads and even local flowers whenever we can!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cUnder the pavement, the dirt is dreaming of grass.\u201d<br \/>\n~ <a href=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/everyones-talking-farms-food\/?preview_id=40&amp;preview_nonce=f232e93127&amp;_thumbnail_id=253&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wendell Berry<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Michigan&#8217;s local farms astound us every year with the best they can grow or produce.\u00a0 They earn the title of rock star in our eyes.\u00a0 And, it\u2019s not just vegetables and fruits that we buy from our local farms and farmers markets.\u00a0 We love the fresh lettuces and vibrant greens available nearly year-round from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mudlakefarm.com\/\">Mud Lake Farms<\/a>. \u00a0The best fresh and aged cheeses on Wickwood Inn\u2019s farm-to-table buffet come from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evergreenlanefarm.com\/\">Evergreen Lane Farm &amp; Creamery<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/kismetbakery.com\/\">Kismet Farm Bakery<\/a> bakes delicious breads that give joy to our guests every day.\u00a0 And if you haven\u2019t heard how happily floral crazy we are around here, read <a href=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/your-eyes-fill-with-spring-blooms-as-april-showers-bring-the-most-beautiful-may-flowers\/\">this blog post<\/a> to see how <a href=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/your-eyes-fill-with-spring-blooms-as-april-showers-bring-the-most-beautiful-may-flowers\/\">Wickwood Inn blooms in the spring<\/a>, and all year long!\u00a0 Because we fill the inn with flowers from our local flower growers whenever we can.<\/p>\n<p>Food Lovers Visit Wickwood Inn In Every Season For A Farm To Table Taste Of Michigan\u2019s Local Farms.\u00a0 This is what makes visiting Wickwood Inn so exciting \u2013 our menu and flower arrangements change with the seasons based on what local farmers produce. Visit any time.\u00a0 You will have a completely different foodie experience in every season of the year!<\/p>\n<h3>Morning Farm To Table<\/h3>\n<p>This spring, Wickwood\u2019s breakfast table includes a healthy taste of early summer with our Four Berry Bowl of raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and strawberries.\u00a0 With your morning coffee, enjoy a Sugar and Spice Popover, fresh from Wickwood\u2019s ovens, and our famous Bismarck With Fresh Berries And Lemon Cream.\u00a0Whether your morning taste buds are savory or sweet, our farm-to-table-breakfast will satisfy!<\/p>\n<h3>Evening Farm To Table<\/h3>\n<p>Wickwood Inn\u2019s Evening Sips &amp; Small Plates hour is full of new foods to taste! Some say it feels like a meal in itself with the abundance of gourmet appetizers!\u00a0 This is when you linger with your new food loving friends and enjoy the good food made possible by Michigan\u2019s local farms and artisanal producers.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;We all eat, and it would be a sad waste of opportunity to eat badly.&#8221;<br \/>\n~ Anna Thomas<\/h3>\n<p>Love cheese?\u00a0 Our local dairy farmers churn up some amazing flavors for us! The spring Sips &amp; Small Plates menu may include our Spring Tarte With Local Chevres, Morel &amp; Leek Cheese And Spring Onions served with spring\u2019s Fresh Pea Shoots.\u00a0Don\u2019t miss a taste of our Fava Bean Atop Crostini with Fresh Parmesan.\u00a0Wickwood\u2019s Salmon Mousse With Roasted Spring Asparagus is simply delicious! And don\u2019t forget to take a bite of our delicious Prosciutto With Roasted Tomatoes, Baby Arugula And Bok Choi.\u00a0 Or, savor the Wickwood Spring Asparagus Frittata with fresh baby arugula, pea shoots and truffle oil.\u00a0 And as you eye what the other guests have on their plates, remember that this is a social appetizer hour.\u00a0 Share your stories of Saugatuck food and adventures!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Spring Recipes From The Silver Palate Cookbook To The Wickwood Inn Bed And Breakfast In Saugatuck<\/h2>\n<p>Wickwood Inn\u2019s delicious bed and breakfast food is something you can make in your own kitchen in between visits. So, you buy asparagus, baby arugula and rhubarb from your local farm growers. \u00a0What\u2019s the best way to cook this spring bounty? \u00a0Here are three great recipes from our Silver Palate Cookbook perfect for these spring ingredients!\u00a0 And, you might taste one or all of these at Wickwood Inn.<\/p>\n<p>Make your entire meal from these three spring recipes.\u00a0 Begin with our <a href=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/crispy-roasted-asparagus-with-gremolata\/\"><strong>Crispy roasted Asparagus Gremolata<\/strong><\/a> perfect for four servings. Then, make our <a href=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/wickwood-inns-spring-green-risotto\/\"><strong>Wickwood Inn Spring Green Risotto<\/strong><\/a> using tender spring baby arugula. To complete your dinner, bake our <a href=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/ginger-rhubarb-coffee-cake\/\"><strong>Ginger Rhubarb Coffee Cake<\/strong><\/a> for dessert!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;If you really want to make a friend, go to someone&#8217;s house and eat with him\u2026 the people who give you their food give you their heart.&#8221;<br \/>\n~ Cesar Chavez<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Be sure you sign up for Wickwood\u2019s weekly newsletter as we share the latest exciting events in Saugatuck. You are also the first to see when we share more seasonal recipes for Michigan\u2019s local farms ingredients! And, maybe you want to eat these delicious dishes, but don\u2019t want to cook.\u00a0 That\u2019s easy.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/souciehorner.com\/wickdev\/reserve-stay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reserve your stay<\/a> at Wickwood Inn\u2019s bed and breakfast located in beautiful downtown Saugatuck, Michigan today!<\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-form\">\n<form action=\"http:\/\/visitor.constantcontact.com\/d.jsp\" method=\"post\" name=\"ccoptin\" target=\"_blank\">\n<h4 class=\"red alice\">Subscribe to Wickwood\u2019s Newsletter<\/h4>\n<p><input class=\"email placeholder\" name=\"ea\" type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Your email...\" \/><input class=\"btn\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/><\/p>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p>Newsletters are typically sent once or twice a month.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Wickwood&#8217;s Farm To Table Offerings Celebrate Saugatuck, Michigan\u2019s Local Farms Wickwood Inn can create farm to table foods for guests because Saugatuck, Michigan\u2019s local farms are rock stars! 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