Want to buy Michigan products? New gift guide will help.

HMB Group has helped sponsor and get out the Made in Michigan Movement Releases Free Holiday Guide to Michigan Food, Grocery and Gifts. We have been working on the marketing and website for Made in Michigan Movement in 2009.

Here are more details about the guide:

Available for free at http://www.madeinmichiganmovement.com, the guide offers information on companies producing high quality foods and unique, yet practical, gift ideas in communities across the state.

“This year’s guide represents the start of what we hope will become a tradition for Michigan families and businesses,” said Made in Michigan Movement CEO Neil Yaremchuk. “Michigan’s farmers, craftsmen and other small business owners offer an incredible variety of outstanding holiday foods and gifts. We want the people of this great state to have a simple way to find out how their holiday purchases can support the Michigan economy, without sacrificing quality.”

Michigan-made gift ideas featured in the guide range from the Detroit-made Talegator sports tailgating accessory and handcrafted jewelry from Grand Rapids to Petoskey stone jigsaw puzzles made in Charlevoix and custom-built guitars from Kalamazoo.

The guide also features Michigan businesses from nearly every corner of the Upper and Lower Peninsulas offering food products in the following categories: Meats; Dairy; Bakery; Fruits, Nuts & Grains; Fudge, Candy and Chocolates; Snacks; Condiments & Sides; and Beverages.

"If every Michigan family purchased just $10 a week of local Michigan fruits and vegetables it would keep $37 million new dollars each week working for you right here at home," according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture.