I received an interesting email today from a reader concerning the acre of Water Street that we’ve been working on these past few months. Attached to the email were three images… two of which were taken from “Washtenaw County: An Illustrated History“. The person who sent the email wanted me to know that the original […]
Posted in History, Other, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 1825, Augustus Woodward, commons, Core Resources, Family Dollar, John Stewart, maps, New Beginnings Academy, public space, seed bombing, Washtenaw County: An Illustrated History, Water Street, Water Street Commons, William Harwood, Ypsi history | It’s the first real rain since we seeded our acre of Water Street a few weeks ago, and I’m incredibly happy. I’d intended to go out this evening, with my friend Jeff, to dig up some spotted knapweed and put a few more transplants in the ground, but, seeing as how it’s raining, I thought […]
Posted in Agriculture, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Billy Bragg, Black Eyed Susan, Dandelion Bodies, Eben Mannes, flowers, forbs, hairy beardtongue, Iggy Pop, invasive species, Jeff Clark, native plants, QR code, seed bombing, showy goldenrod, sound poetry, spotted knapweed, Teresa Gillotti, Victoria Emanuela Pozyczka, Water Street, weeds, Wild Ones, wildflowers | So, yesterday, as Arlo and I were chasing “Sammy the Turkey” around Feral Farm, it kind of came to me in a flash what we should be working toward on Water Street. It would take some strategizing on our part to make it work, but I think there’s a chance that, if we play all […]
Posted in Ideas, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Ypsilanti | Also tagged cohousing, commons, Core Resources, crazy ideas that just might work, economic development, Family Dollar, farmers market, Feral Farm, gentrification, Mark's big ideas, parasites, strategy, Trader Joe's, Turkey, urban planning, Water Street, Water Street Commons, Ypsi Food Co-op | I’m exhausted, and I need to go to bed, but I wanted to thank the 20 or so people who showed up today, in spite of the snow and freezing rain, to prepare our acre of Water Street for next Wednesday’s big seed bombing. Given how terrible the weather was, I was sure that I’d […]
