The Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation today announced the award of two $1,000 grants, one of which was given to Ypsilanti’s Jesse Tack for the establishment of a communal permaculture tool shed on the grounds of Dawn Farm, a local treatment facility for addiction. Here, with more on the project, is a quick interview with Jesse, […]
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Local permaculture group to create communal tool shed on the grounds of Dawn Farm with A2Awesome grant
Posted in Agriculture, Ann Arbor, Environment, Food, Health, Local Business, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Abundant Michigan Permaculture Ypsilanti, AMPY, Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation, Apple, Apricot, berry rakes, Black Locust, Cherry, Chestnut, compost tea sprayers, Elderberry, farming, Goji Berry, hand saws, Hazelnut, Lilac, livestock, Mulberry, organic farming, Pawpaw, Pecan, permaculture, Persimmon, Plum, pruners, Red Osier Dogwood, restoration agriculture, scythes, Sea Buckthorn, shrubs, Siberian Pea Shrub, trees, Walnut, Willow 7 Comments
Making seed bombs with the awesome kids of Ypsi Middle School, and plotting to bring Billy Bragg to our May Day celebration
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 […]
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Environment, Special Projects, Ypsilanti Also tagged Billy Bragg, buses, child labor, colony collapse, commons, David Chapman, dismantling of public education, food forests, free skool, Jeff Clark, labor history, May Day, Phil Patterson, potluck, public education, seed bombing, threats to public education, Tonia Porterfield, Water Street, West Middle School, Ypsi Middle School, Ypsilanti Free Skool, zines 11 Comments
The seed bombing of Water Street… Who’s in?
Since we last spoke about the idea of seed bombing Water Street, quite a bit has happened. Most notably, I’ve been in discussions with representatives of the City, as well as various people in the community who profess to know a thing or two about native plant species, bio-remediation, landscaping, and the like. What follow […]
Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged bees, brownfields, buckthorn, call to action, garlic mustard, guerilla bio-remediation, industrial waste, invasive species, Lisa Bashert, May Day, Michigan Avenue, Michigan Botanical Club, MSU Extension Service, myco inoculant, native plants, nectar, seed bombing, teraforming, Teresa Gillotti, toxic environment, trees, Water Street, Water Street Redevelopment Project, Water Street tree farm, Whole Culture Repair, Wildtype 26 Comments