April 13, 2013
Spartan Stores Culinary Classroom, 10 am to 1 pm
“A Love of Local” cooking class taught by Jaye Beeler at Spartan Stores Culinary Classroom at Grandville Family Fare at 3960 44th St. SW.  If you love to buy local, supporting the local economy and enjoying fresh and great quality products, then we’re here to bring you the best that Michigan has to offer! Join Jaye Beeler as she introduces you to local products found at your neighborhood stores and fantastic recipes using those products that will keep you buying local and enjoying all that Michigan has to offer! Recipes include: Triple Berry Granola with Michigan Honey, Thumbprint Cookies, Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie, Maple Beer Can Chicken and much more, all using local, Michigan Made Products! To register, call 888-296-5850 or culinaryclassroom@spartanstores.com

April 25, 2013
Loutit District Library, Grand Haven, 7 pm
Tasting and Touring Michigan: Join author Jaye Beeler and photographer Dianne Carroll Burdick for a photo tour, talk and tasting based on their delicious book, “Tasting and Touring Michigan’s Homegrown Food: A Culinary Roadtrip” (Arbutus Press 2012). Through storytelling and spectacular photography, Jaye and Dianne spotlight Michigan’s culinary landscape from the Straits of Mackinac to Lake Michigan’s fruit belt and urban farms in Detroit. We’ll have such deliciousness on hand – nibble your way into spring’s freshness with Jaye’s pesto, the start of many good things, and other favorites.

May 22, 2013
Norton Shores Branch Library, Muskegon, 6:30 pm
Join Author Jaye Beeler, along with Grand Valley State University professor Richard Jelier, for an intriguing conversation about Michigan’s agricultural landscape, in terms of planet, people and profits. For a year, Jaye traveled thousands of miles from the Mackinac Straits and Lake Michigan fruit belt to the urban farms of Detroit, documenting Michigan’s new flavor frontier, the hand-crafted goodness that Great Lakes producers churn out, every single day. Buckle up – it’s a delicious drive.

June 25, 2013
Delta Township District Library, Lansing
Buckle up with author Jaye Beeler and photographer Dianne Carroll Burdick as they travel the state, witnessing Michigan’s flavor frontier. For more than one year, they documented the agricultural landscape, including 8,000 photographs, 150 plus field assignments, 2,000 miles of travel, and hours and hours of writing, editing and processing. The book entertains, enlightens and educates about Michigan’s dazzling local produce and foods with photography and recipes showcasing fields, orchards, waterways, dairy barns, kitchens, markets and urban farms. Come hear about the treasures that Beeler and Burdick discovered along the way!

November 7, GRCC Cooks Workshop, Secchia Institute for Culinary Education

November 8-10, Grand Rapids Wine, Beer & Food Festival

November 16, Art of the Table

November 30 and December 1, UICA Holiday Artists’ Market

January 10-31, 2013, The Forest Hills Fine Arts Center Exhibit