Tag Archives: Billy Bragg

Water Street Commons, drenched in rain, begins to show signs of life

By Mark | May 29, 2013

It’s the first real rain since we seeded our acre of Water Street a few weeks ago, and I’m incredibly happy. I’d intended to go out this evening, with my friend Jeff, to dig up some spotted knapweed and put a few more transplants in the ground, but, seeing as how it’s raining, I thought […]

Posted in Agriculture, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Black Eyed Susan, Dandelion Bodies, Eben Mannes, flowers, forbs, hairy beardtongue, Iggy Pop, invasive species, Jeff Clark, native plants, QR code, seed bombing, showy goldenrod, sound poetry, spotted knapweed, Teresa Gillotti, Victoria Emanuela Pozyczka, Water Street, Water Street Redevelopment Project, weeds, Wild Ones, wildflowers | 12 Comments

May Day in Ypsilanti… a beautiful success

By Mark | May 1, 2013

I’m sunburnt and in much need of sleep, so this won’t be as exhaustive of a post as perhaps it should be. I did, however, want to say, before passing out, just how happy I am about the way things went today. What I saw unfold this afternoon on Water Street, I’m certain, will keep […]

Posted in Agriculture, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged community, community coming together, community development, community organizing, community potlucks, defining community, Doug Coombe, May Day, seed bombing, Water Street | 37 Comments

Billy Bragg addresses his Ypsilanti comrades

By Mark | May 1, 2013

Well, it would seem that Billy Brag received our invitation to join us on Water Street this evening, as we gathered to celebrate May Day. I received the following email from him, just as the seed bombs started raining down on the site. A big thank you to everyone who went out of their way […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged famous people, May Day, native species, seed bombing, Water Street | 13 Comments

Wanted: Billy Bragg in Ypsilanti on May Day…. spread the word

By Mark | April 30, 2013

As I mentioned yesterday, Billy Bragg is going to be in Ann Arbor tomorrow for a show at The Ark, and we’d love to steal him away for an hour or so, before he takes the stage, to join us in Ypsi for our May Day festivities at the Water Street Commons. With that in […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged commons, community potlucks, May Day, seed bombing, wanted posters, Water Street | 11 Comments

Making seed bombs with the awesome kids of Ypsi Middle School, and plotting to bring Billy Bragg to our May Day celebration

By Mark | April 29, 2013

I skipped breakfast this morning and headed over with Jeff Clark to make seed bombs with 7th and 8th graders at Ypsi Middle School. It was an incredible experience. The kids were enthusiastic, inquisitive, and just all-around awesome. And, thanks to their hard work, we now have over 500 seed bombs prepared for Wednesday’s big […]