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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 Billy Bragg, Black Eyed Susan, Dandelion Bodies, Eben Mannes, 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

The Seed Bombing of Water Street will happen on May 1

By Mark | April 13, 2013

On Thursday evening, the Ypsilanti Parks and Recreation Commission met, and considered our proposal to adopt an acre of Water Street right alongside Michigan Avenue, just west of South River Street. I don’t think it will be official until Monday, but the members present agreed unanimously with the project as I explained it. So, it [...]

Posted in Agriculture, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged adopt a park, Bill Schneider, bio-remediatin, Black Eyed Susan, brownfield, call to action, Canada Wild Rye, catapults, Common Evening Primrose, Common Milkweed, Dairy Queen, ecology, forbs, grasses, Indian Grass, invasive species, Jason Tallant, Michigan Avenue, native plants, remediation, River Street, Sand Tickseed, seed bombing, slingshots, spotted knapweed, trebuchet, Water Street, Water Street Redevelopment Project, Wildtype, Yarrow, Ypsilanti Parks and Recreation Commission | 39 Comments

1,000 seed bombs for Water Street!

By Mark | March 31, 2013

As I was walking my dog around Ypsilanti’s 38-acres of depressingly-barren downtown real estate known as Water Street yesterday morning, it occurred to me that it might be fun to pick a day sometime soon and encourage everyone in Ypsilanti to come out and plant sunflower seeds together. And, in a fit of inspiration, I [...]

Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged brownfield, commons, gardening, gorilla gardening, guerilla bio-remediation, Lisa Waud, Michigan Avenue, phytoremediation, Pot and Box, seed, seed bombing, seedbombs, slingshots, sunflowers, teraforming, toxic waste, trebuchets, Water Street, Water Street Redevelopment Project, wildflowers | 39 Comments

Lisa Waud on her plans to expand Ann Arbor’s Pot & Box into the thriving entrepreneurial hotbed that is Detroit’s Corktown

By Mark | January 17, 2013

A few days ago, Linete and I foud ourselves in Detroit, without kids, poking around Corktown. The plan was to get something warm to drink at Astro Coffee, but it looked too crowded. Linette peaked in, through one of the fogged-up windows, to see if there was space for me. (She can fit most anywhere. [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, entrepreneurism, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Mark's Life, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2520 Michigan Avenue, absinthe, Andy Didorosi, Astro Coffee, Bureau of Urban Living, Canine to Five, City Bird, Claire Nelson, Cliff Bell’s, cocktails, Corktown, Dave Landrum, Detroit, Detroit Bus Company, Detroit Farm and Garden, Detroit gas stations, Downtown Home and Garden, Emily Linn, entrepreneurism, entrepreneurship, Felch Street, friends who do cooler stuff that I do, Gallery 555, gardening, Green Dot Stables, Hatch Detroit, Helen Harding, Honor & Folly, Hugh, ice cream truck, indy retail, Izzy’s, Jean Henry, Joe Posch, Katherine Yates, Le Petite Zinc, Lisa Waud, Liz Blondy, Mercury Bar, Michigan Avenue, Model D, Mudgie’s Deli, new ideas in retail, Open City Detroit, Paper Street, Pete Bailey, Pop-up for the Holidays, pop-up retail, Popular Mechanics, Pot and Box, Rachel Parke, retail in Detroit, Rooselvelt Park, scotch, Slows Bar BQ, Small & Mighty, St. Cece’s, Stagger Lee, The Sugar House, Two James Distillery, urban gardening, Valentine's Day, Xavier’s, YEP, Young Entrepreneurial People | 23 Comments

Pot and Box, and tons of food

By Mark | October 17, 2010

Last night, I went to a cool little foodie event in Ann Arbor put on by the folks at Tracklements. The event, which brought together a number of budding local food businesses, like Farrell Fruit, EAT, The Brinery, and the new Zingerman’s endeavor San Street, was held at the Pot and Box flower shop. As [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Food, Local Business, Locally Owned Business | Also tagged 826 Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor’s hottest food talent, Beezy's, Beth Abraham, EAT, entrepreneurism, events, Everyday Wines, Farrell Fruit, florist, flower shop, FLY Children's Art Center, food entrepreneurship, foodie, interviews, interviews with Mark, Lisa Waud, Pot and Box, San Street, The Brinery, Tracklements, Zingerman's, Zingerman's Community of Businesses | 16 Comments

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

The Seed Bombing of Water Street will happen on May 1

1,000 seed bombs for Water Street!

Lisa Waud on her plans to expand Ann Arbor’s Pot & Box into the thriving entrepreneurial hotbed that is Detroit’s Corktown

Pot and Box, and tons of food

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