I’ve been receiving letters for the past several weeks, asking me to post something about the situation at Ann Arbor’s Roberto Clemente Student Development Center. Not being terribly knowledgeable about what’s going on, and not knowing what I could possibly add to the conversation, I’ve been reluctant to jump into the fray. But, this morning, […]
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A2Awesome awards its first $1,000 grant. Congratulations to Nathan Ayers!
As I mentioned a while back, I’m one of a group of people to who decided, not too long ago, to start a local chapter of Boston’s Awesome Foundation. Well, this morning, our group – christened A2Awesome – handed over its first $1,000 grant. The funds were given, in a brown paper bag, to Nathan […]
Posted in A2Awesome, Agriculture, Alternative Energy, Ann Arbor, Awesome Foundation, Detroit, Education, Special Projects Also tagged Alice Liberson, bike power, bikes, Chiwara Permaculture, Dick Soble, drums, energy storage, Hans Masing, Heather MacKenzie, Hip Hop Congress, home energy storage, Jeff Meyers, Larry Gant, LED light bulbs, Linh Song, Lisa Dengiz, Monique Deschaine, Omari Rush, Paul Saginaw, permaculture, re-skilling, Sustainability, Tanya Luz, Transition Ann Arbor, Transition Town, vegetables, Washtenaw Community College 11 Comments
School lunches: processed, fried, and driving up corporate profits
Remember how, not too long ago, we were talking about British chef Jamie Oliver’s crusade to make America’s school lunches less toxic? Well, it would seem that, perhaps thanks to him, the press in this country is beginning to take the subject more seriously, looking into just why it is that our schools seem incapable […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Corporate Crime, Michigan, Uncategorized Also tagged agricultural surplus, Aramark, Berkley, Chartwells, childhood obesity, Compass Group, fat, Jamie Oliver, Michigan Department of Education, National School Lunch Program, nutrition, Pilgrim’s, privatization, Roland Zullo, School Lunch Initiative, school lunches, Sodexo, sugar, Tyson, University of Michigan 14 Comments