U-M professor of urban planning Christopher B. Leinberger had an interesting op-ed a few days ago in the New York Times on the death of the fringe suburb in America. Here’s a clip. …By now, nearly five years after the housing crash, most Americans understand that a mortgage meltdown was the catalyst for the Great […]
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American exurbs are dying, is America?
Posted in Food, Sustainability, Uncategorized Also tagged Bernie Sanders, Black Friday, Burlington, cannibal holocaust, Christopher B. Leinberger, Community Supported Agriculture, consumerism, CSA, food revolution, fringe suburbs, Intervale, Intervale Food Hub, Jim Kunstler, local food production, Mark Bittman, suburbs, sustainable communities, Travis Marcotte, University of Michigan, urban living, urban planning, urbs, Vermont 5 Comments
Starting a fund to purchase urban farmland in Ypsilanti
I’m not suggesting that anyone run out and invest their hard-earned money in this, but our friend Amanda Edmonds, the executive director of the Ypsi-based not-for-profit Growing Hope has what I think is an intriguing idea. She wants to buy up cheap Ypsi land that’s being sold at auction, and repurpose it for urban agriculture. […]
Posted in Ypsilanti Also tagged 473 Jefferson, Amanda Edmonds, auction, food security, foreclosure, Growing Hope, Jefferson, local food production, urban agriculture 16 Comments
Washtenaw Community College to bring local farmers and chefs together to explore opportunities for collaboration
I know very little about it outside of what’s in the email that I just received, but this sounds like such an interesting event, with so much potential, I felt compelled to pass it along. On Tuesday, February 22, Washtenaw Community College will be hosting an event intended to bring together local farmers and restauranteurs […]