I have a few updates relative to our May 1 seed bombing of Water Street. We reached out to a few reputable, in-state suppliers of native seed, and heard back from Native Connections in Three Rivers, Michigan that they had a prepared mix that might meet our needs. It contains significantly more species than we’d […]
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We need $500 to seed bomb Water Street, and we’re almost there already!
Posted in Agriculture, Special Projects, Ypsilanti Also tagged Bluestem, call to action, Canada Wild Rye, forbs, fundraisers, FundRazr, grasses, Indian Grass, June Grass, Native Connections, native plants, red clay, Sedge, seed bombing, seeds, Switchgrass, Water Street, Water Street Redevelopment Project 10 Comments
Local Transition Town visioning session scheduled for February 1
I’ve written quite a bit here over the last few years on the Transition Town movement. For those not familiar with the initiative, it involves the preparation and certification of towns attempting to address the duel challenges of climate change and peak oil proactively. It basically involves analyzing local food production, energy use, etc, and […]
Posted in Agriculture, Alternative Energy, Ann Arbor, energy, Food, Sustainability, Ypsilanti Also tagged bee keeping, canning and preserving, carpentry, Climate Change, darning, Depletion and Abundance, fixing & re-use, gardening, Lisa Bashert, native landscaping, peak oil, permaculture, re-localization, salves, sewing, Transition Town, Transition Town Handbook, urban chickens 4 Comments