Let me start out by saying that I like that the Color Run took place in Ypsi this morning. Anything, in my opinion, that brings upwards of 15,000 people into the city, to spend their money, is a good thing, even if they do shut down a lot of streets, and leave tons of trash […]
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The Color Run… Why would anyone pay $50 to have people throw shit in their faces as they jog?
Posted in Mark's Life, Observations, Other, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 5K, Ashura Festival, bulls, business models, Color Run, Downtown Association of Ypsilanti, free labor, Growing Hope, hipster, hipsters, Lebanon, Michigan ElvisFest, opportunities to volunteer, Patrick Elkins, pop culture, races, raves, SOS Community Services, the running of the bulls, trends, Ypsilanti Area Jaycees, Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels 141 Comments
Growing Hope responds to CityFARM with the announcement of a similar service
Amanda Edmonds, the executive director of the local urban farming non-profit Growing Hope just sent in the following letter in response to my recent post about real estate developer Stewart Beal’s newly launched, somewhat competitive, largely for-profit entity, CityFARM. Many, many community members and partners have come to me this past week with concerns about […]
Posted in entrepreneurism, Food, Local Business, Ypsilanti Also tagged Amanda Edmonds, CityFARM, food security, Ginny Golembewski, Growing Hope, Growing Hope Center, healthy food access, Lauren Maloney, Lisa Bashert, local food, local food production, local non-profits, Michigan Works, new models for non-profits, Project Grow, raised bed gardening, social enterprise, Stewart Beal, urban farming, vegetables 17 Comments
Introducing Stewart Beal ‘s newest venture… CityFARM
I’ve been puzzling over an email that I received from local real estate developer Stewart Beal a few days ago, announcing a new “business concept” of his, called CITYfarm. “CityFARM,” said Beal in his letter, “is a company with a social mission (kind of like a hybrid of a for profit company and a not […]
Posted in Agriculture, entrepreneurism, Food, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Adams Street, Adams Street Farm, Amanda Edmonds, CityFARM, farm jobs, farming, food security, GMO, Growing Hope, heirloom seeds, Kickstarter, Lauren Maloney, local non-profits, new models for non-profits, non-profits, organic farming, pesticide, Stewart Beal, urban farming 89 Comments