Locally Grown in the Great Lakes Bay Region

Great Lakes Bay Region farmers remind us again and again why the best stuff on earth  comes right from our own neck of the woods.

Great food doesn’t start in the kitchen. It starts in the earth, and in the hands of the thousands of farmers who make Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region an ideal place to experience all the homegrown goodness that is Pure Michigan.

That’s why it’s no wonder agriculture contributes over $71 billion annually to the Michigan economy, with the state being home to more than 55,000 farms. In Michigan, perfect produce is a true labor of love, since more than 95% of farms within the state are individually or family owned.

In Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region, value of production is nearly $269 million, with over 300,000 acres of land used for agricultural production. Here in the Great Lakes Bay, we’ve got agriculture in the bag. As one of the top producers of beans, corn, and beets, Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region farmers combine innovation with traditional techniques to bring the best stuff on earth to the table.

As if the Great Lakes Bay Region’s agricultural track record weren’t sweet enough, the region is home to Michigan Sugar Company, the only sugar beet factory east of the Mississippi River. As the producer of “Locally Grown, Locally Owned” favorites, Pioneer Sugar and Big Chief Sugar, Michigan Sugar Company is the third largest sugarbeet processor in the United States, producing nearly one billion pounds of sugar annually.

In Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region, we believe that a little fresh thinking goes a long away. So join us in a place where we bring great things to the table, by the bushel, the barrel, or even by the billion!