Tag Archives: farmers market

Grand Rapids shows us how economic development is done right… home-grown food entrepreneurship over dollar stores

By Mark | November 18, 2012

A few months ago, when I was in Grand Rapids, attending the annual BALLE (Business Alliance for Local Living Economies) conference, I had the occasion to hear a speech given by the city’s Mayor, George Heartwell. I can’t find my notes at the moment, but I seem to recall that, buried somewhere in the long […]

Posted in Economics, entrepreneurism, Environment, Michigan, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amway, Ave Maria, BALLE, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, David Frey, economic development, false equivalence, food entrepreneurship, food hubs, Grand Action, Grand Rapids, hope, infrastructure, local food, local food production, national chains, Tom Monaghan, Water Street, Water Street Redevelopment Project | 42 Comments

Amanda Edmonds on the future of Growing Hope and this weekend’s big fundraiser

By Mark | October 11, 2012

As I’ve mentioned here before, one of my favorite local non-profits is the urban farming education and advocacy organization Growing Hope. And, as they still have a ticket or two available for the big fundraiser this weekend at their new Michigan Avenue facility, I thought that now might be a good time to check in […]

Posted in Agriculture, entrepreneurism, Environment, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Bona Sera, Brandon Johns, canning, Chefs in the Garden, Cleveland, co-ops, Enterprising Health, food justice, food preservation, food security, food stamps, Garden Leadership Training, Grange, Growing Gardens, Growing Hope, healthy food access, hoophouse, International Public Markets Conference, Michigan Avenue, place making, Project for Public Spaces, snap, social entrepreneurship, solar, urban agriculture, urban food system, urban gardening, winter farmers' market, Wolverine Diner | 9 Comments

Ypsi Immigration Interview: Alexandra Sarkozy

By Mark | January 30, 2012

A former Ypsilanti resident, who, the last I heard, had gotten married and run off to become a farmer in Hawaii, sent me a short, cryptic message a few weeks back, suggesting that I look up a friend of his who just moved to Ypsilanti, and interview her as part of our Ypsi Immigration Interview […]

Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Alexandra Sarkozy, Anthology Film Archives, architecture, Brooklyn, Chavella's, Depot Town, Growing Hope, hacker space, independent bookstores, independent press, Indian restaurants, Issue Project Room, Kalamazoo, Kevin Dole, Prospect park, public transportation, retail in Ypsilanti, Sustainability, third spaces, thrift stores, tool library, Transition Ypsilanti, Unnameable Books, walkable downtown, Ypsi Food Co-op, Ypsi immigration interview, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Ypsilanti District Library, Ypsilanti Historical Society | 10 Comments

The food carts of Portland

By Mark | August 29, 2011

I didn’t get to Reading Frenzy, like I’d hoped, but I was able to poke around Portland a little this afternoon, eat some good food, and visit with some Ypsi expatriates, who were kind enough to answer a few of my questions about why they chose to leave Michigan for Oregon. I’ll tell you more […]

Posted in Food, Mark's Life | Also tagged Alaska, Dave Miller, deep frying, elk sausage, exit interviews, food carts, Hollis, Matt Krizowsky, meat smoking, Portland, Reading Frenzy, Smoke It Or Fry It, wild game | 7 Comments

Winter Farmers’ Market Tuesday evening in Ypsi

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 […]