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Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Erica Mooney

By Mark | June 8, 2015

I think I first met Erica Mooney about four years ago. If I recall correctly, she’d written to me through the blog and asked if I’d meet up with her to talk about Ypsilanti. My sense was that she was talking with a lot of folks around town, trying to figure out how best she […]

Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Abundant Michigan Permaculture Ypsilanti, Autobiography of a Yogi, Climate Action Plan, Council: A Senior Passage, dreams, Erica Mooney, food forests, Gaylord, Heather Wysor, Lisa Bashert, Paramahansa Yogananda, permaculture, Pioneer High School, possessions, Scio Township, simplifying, Song of the Morning, Surthrival, systems thinking, Unity Ride, Water Street Commons, yoga, Ypsi Food Co-op, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews | 9 Comments

The possibility of a farmers market on Ypsilanti’s Water Street

By Mark | November 26, 2012

Over the course of the past week or so, I’ve posted twice about the 38-acre vacant lot at the heart of downtown Ypsilanti commonly referred to as Water Street. In the first post, which was written in response to news that Family Dollar had expressed interest in building on the site, I outlined my objection […]

Posted in Ideas, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amanda Edmonds, business incubators, business models, CDC, city planning, Community Development Corporation, dollar stores, Eastern Leaders, economic development, Family Dollar, farmers market, food entrepreneurship, food hub, food stamps, funding, Growing Hope, healthy food access, International Public Markets Conference, Jean Henry, John Knott, kitchen incubator, Michigan Farmers’ Market Association, national chains, North Charleston Noisette, Smith furniture building, sustainable urbanism, visioning, Water Street, Water Street Redevelopment Project | 30 Comments

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