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  • Creating a 21st century Economy…in Detroit?

    michelle victoria February 21, 2010     1 Comment     City Information, Gardens and Farms, Sustainable Businesses, Sustainable Energy

    I recently wrote about a plan, which is actually beginning to come to fruition, to create a major urban farm in Detroit called Hantz Farms;  you can read it here. One of the inspiring aspects of this project is that Detroit is probably one of the most surprising places one could imagine to create a

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  • Urban Farming….. on the ground and on the rooftops

    michelle victoria February 9, 2010     1 Comment     Gardens and Farms, Sustainable Agriculture

    Can you imagine an actual large scale farm in an urban environment? How about in a city that has lost over half of its population since the sixties, has been pretty much abandoned and has a really tough reputation? Well it looks as if the vision of one financial manager to bring a working 70

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  • The Ultimate Urban Farm

    michelle victoria January 20, 2010     1 Comment     Changing Habits, Films to see, Gardens and Farms

    This is a story of inspiration that grew from one family’s recognition that our food supply is not secure. In 2001 there was a recall of taco shells that the Dervaes family ate. The recall was because GMO corn was used that had not been certified for human consumption. The realization that such a ‘mistake’

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  • Connecting with the Earth…even in the city

    michelle victoria August 19, 2009     No Comment     Gardens and Farms, Slow Food

    A new breed of farmer is  growing and in a surprising place, the city. This article from San Francisco about today’s Urban Farmers offers a few wonderful reasons why people are growing their own fruits and vegetables, canning their harvest, and raising bees. This goes beyond the “Victory Garden” concept, giving city dwellers a chance to reconnect

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