Michigan Governor, Jennifer Granholm, seen here with Growing Hope executive director Amanda Edmonds and Representative Pam Byrnes, was in Ypsi today, celebrating the passage of two new laws having to do with food-related entrepreneurship. Here’s a clip from AnnArbor.com on what these new laws will allow:
…Previously, residents were required to make their foods in [...]
Posted in Food, Michigan, Ypsilanti, entrepreneurism | Also tagged Amanda Edmonds, baked goods, Bike Ypsi, candy, cereal, coffee, commercial kitchens, cottage food industry, dry mixes, food entrepreneurship, food labels, Jennifer Granholm, Michigan Department of Agriculture, Pam Byrnes, pies, popcorn, Tour de Fresh, Transition Town Ypsilanti, Zingerman's Community of Businesses |
By Mark | January 4, 2010
Whenever I start to get a little too optimistic about the future, and I want to regain my foothold in the word of dystopian pessimism, I like to check in with author Jim Kunsler. Jim, for those of you who don’t know him, is the author of such books as The Long Emergency: Surviving the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged bailout, banking reform, cannibal holocaust, cheap oil, civil disturbance, community potlucks, decomplexifying, discipline and fortitude of the citizenry, downscaling, dystopia, Federal Reserve, Great Depression, healthy food access, Hostess Ho-Hos, Jim Kunstler, jive talking, neck tattoos, re-humanizing, re-localizing, recovery, sustainable communities, The Long Emergency, urban farming |
By Mark | December 21, 2009
Brandon Zwagerman doesn’t live here anymore. But he stays connected to the local music scene through Mittenfest, an annual winter showcase of Michigan bands, which he organizes from his home in New York. This year’s Mittenfest, to be held at the Elbow Room in Ypsilanti beginning New Year’s Eve, spans 4-days, and involves 40-bands. Following [...]
Posted in Art and Culture, Michigan, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826 Michigan, almost seduced by Ypsilanti, Amy Sumerton, Andy Garris, Beezy's, Big Beautiful, Black Jake and the Carnies, Brandon Zwagerman, Canada the band, Champions of Breakfast, Child Bite, Chris Bathgate, CMJ Music Marathon, Corndaddy, Corner brewery, Detroit Red Wings, DIY, Drunken Barn Dance, East Quad Music Co-Op, Elbow Room, Electric Fire Babies, folkies, Fred Thomas, Friendly Foes, Frontier Ruckus, Ghostlady, Great Lakes Myth Society, Hallway, indie music, Jeremy Peters, Jib Kidder, Jim Roll, Landfill Mountain Boys, Lightning Love, lo-fi pop, Madison House, Madisonfest, Matt Jones, Misty Lyn, Mittenfest, Mittenfest IV, music festivals, New Year's Eve, Photographers, pop music, Sarah Schaefer, Scott Sellwood, Secret Twins, Shadow Art Fair, Silverghost, The Dardanelles, The Juliets, the Michigan diaspora, The Original Brothers and Sisters of Love, Timothy Monger, unstoppable juggernauts, Whiskey Bottle, Yates |
By Mark | December 1, 2009
Remember how I mentioned a week or so ago that our local screen-printing shop VG Kids was looking to relocate to Ann Arbor? Well, I have good news. It looks as though, as of a few minutes ago, they’ve just signed a deal with local developer Bill Kinley to move into 8,000 square feet that [...]
Posted in Locally Owned Business, Observations, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amanda Edmonds, Bill Kinley, elevator to nowhere, James Marks, Paul Schreiber, Riverside Arts Center, screen printing, Spur Studios, VG Kids |
By Mark | November 28, 2009
Remember how I told you last year about a great new restaurant in Ypsi called Beezy’s? Well, it’s still here. And the food is still great. And, now that they’ve done what most new restaurants don’t, and reached their first anniversary, I thought that I’d ask Beezy’s owner, Bee Mayhew, a few questions.
MARK: So, Bee, [...]
Posted in Locally Owned Business, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Bee Mayhew, Beezy's, business owners who get it, business philosophy, cooking classes for struggling families, Corner Health Center, Don't let a lover be your contractor, entrepreneurism, fist fight, food service in Ypsilanti, micro-businesses, Pfizer, retail in Ypsilanti, the former furniture store on Washington, VG Kids, Washington Street, Ypsi entrepreneurs |
By Mark | November 9, 2009
Tomorrow, from 3:00 to 7:00 PM, there’s going to be a special, indoor farmers’ market at the Corner Brewery. I’m told that 20 vendors will be on hand, more than half of whom will be local produce growers. Among the others planning to attend are Zingerman’s Creamery, Grassfield’s Cheese, Ugly Mug coffee, the Ypsi Food [...]
Posted in Food, Local Business, Sustainability, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Corner brewery, farmers market, Grassfield's Cheese, happy hour, Maggie's Baked Goods, Pilar's Tamales, produce, Slaughtered on Water Street, Stone Hearth Bakery, Ugly Mug coffee, winter farmers' market, Ypsi Food Co-op |
While I was away on vacation this past week, a well know permaculturist by the name of Bill Wilson came through Ypsi on a speaking tour. As I wasn’t able to attend, I asked a friend of mine named David Palmer, who was at the event, to share his thoughts. Following are his notes.
There are [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Ann Arbor, Environment, Food, Sustainability | Also tagged Amanda Edmonds, Bill Wilson, ConAgra, David Palmer, Eastern Michigan University, Introduction to Premaculture, Midwest Permaculture, Monsanto, peak oil, permaculture, Southeastern Michigan Permaculture Guild |
As most of you probably already know, Ypsi City Council voted 4 to 3 earlier this month to allow the keeping of chickens in downtown Ypsilanti. In order for the legislation to past, however, it has to clear one more hurdle. It has to be voted on by Council a second time. And that vote [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Civil Liberties, Environment, Food, Sustainability, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Bill Nickles, Brian Robb, chicken, Lois Richardson, Michael Bodary, Pete Murdock, Trudy Swanson, urban chickens |
This weekend open thread is sponsored by our friends at Ypsi’s Tuesday downtown farmers market.
Posted in Coupon, Food | Also tagged open thread |
More information on Growing Hope’s absolutely fantastic downtown Ypsi farmers’ market (held from 2:00 to 6:00 every Tuesday afternoon, beginning May 5), can be found here… If you haven’t checked it out recently, you really should. Not only will there be free herb plants for the readers of MM.com, and terrific local food items of [...]
