Still trying to unravel the mystery of why people would choose, of their own free will, to move to Ypsilanti, I reached out to new homeowners Erika Jost and Ben Connor Barrie, and demanded that they submit to a formal Ypsilanti Immigration Interview. Here are the results. MARK: Was Ypsilanti just the most affordable choice, […]
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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 Gatherers, food security, GMO, Growing Hope, heirloom seeds, Kickstarter, Lauren Maloney, local non-profits, new models for non-profits, non-profits, organic farming, Stewart Beal, urban farming 89 Comments
Oh, so maybe that’s what happened to the honey bees
The world’s bee population, as we’ve discussed here many times, appears to be plummeting. And, as you might imagine, it’s kind of a big deal, seeing as how a huge percentage of our crops require pollination. So, scientists have been working diligently these past few years to figure it out. The culprit, we’ve been told, […]
Posted in Agriculture, Corporate Crime, Environment, Food, Sustainability Also tagged bees, Clothianidin, Colony Collapse Disorder, corn, EPA, farming, give bees a chance, honey bees, insecticide, leaked document, neonicotinoid, Operation Leak Spin, Wikileaks 13 Comments