Comments on: The rise of urban farms in Detroit http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-rise-of-urban-farms-in-detroit/ Dig Michigan! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:23:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Misunderstood Motor City « jasonbucholz http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-rise-of-urban-farms-in-detroit/comment-page-1/#comment-82993 The Misunderstood Motor City « jasonbucholz Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:24:15 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=1413#comment-82993 [...] Urban Farming [...] [...] Urban Farming [...]

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]]> By: miufiproject http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-rise-of-urban-farms-in-detroit/comment-page-1/#comment-82896 miufiproject Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:11:01 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=1413#comment-82896 [...] http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-rise-of-urban-farms-in-detroit/ [...] [...] http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-rise-of-urban-farms-in-detroit/ [...]

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]]> By: » The rise of urban farms in Detroit » Absolute Michigan | Welcome2Green http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-rise-of-urban-farms-in-detroit/comment-page-1/#comment-55619 » The rise of urban farms in Detroit » Absolute Michigan | Welcome2Green Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:31:12 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=1413#comment-55619 [...] original here: » The rise of urban farms in Detroit » Absolute Michigan This entry was posted in Grand Traverse and tagged capitalism, capuchin, connection, [...] [...] original here: » The rise of urban farms in Detroit » Absolute Michigan This entry was posted in Grand Traverse and tagged capitalism, capuchin, connection, [...]

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]]> By: Stephen Cleary http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-rise-of-urban-farms-in-detroit/comment-page-1/#comment-47031 Stephen Cleary Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:27:53 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=1413#comment-47031 Heh - Someone needs to give "Uncle B." his medicine back... Poor, deluded fellow. Michigan (and Detroit in particular) has been a completely Democratic state for decades; check the voting records before you post next time! The unions have total control, requiring every employee of many businesses to donate part of their paycheck to the Democratic party. The government in Detroit is overwhelmingly Communist in its policies. Detroit is not an example of Republican capitalism. It is, however, a prime example of Democratic socialism. Heh - Someone needs to give "Uncle B." his medicine back...

Poor, deluded fellow. Michigan (and Detroit in particular) has been a completely Democratic state for decades; check the voting records before you post next time! The unions have total control, requiring every employee of many businesses to donate part of their paycheck to the Democratic party. The government in Detroit is overwhelmingly Communist in its policies.

Detroit is not an example of Republican capitalism. It is, however, a prime example of Democratic socialism.

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]]> By: Americans Ditching Deathmobiles in Droves « urbanthoreau.com http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-rise-of-urban-farms-in-detroit/comment-page-1/#comment-45983 Americans Ditching Deathmobiles in Droves « urbanthoreau.com Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:58:58 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=1413#comment-45983 [...] & trains. Embrace the hipster entrepreneurs struggling to gain a toehold in your city. Establish urban farmsteading on those empty lots. Cherish your ruins and foster industrial ruins tourism. Let go of the dreams of the glory days of [...] [...] & trains. Embrace the hipster entrepreneurs struggling to gain a toehold in your city. Establish urban farmsteading on those empty lots. Cherish your ruins and foster industrial ruins tourism. Let go of the dreams of the glory days of [...]

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]]> By: Homestead in the ‘Hood « Finding Ponies… http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-rise-of-urban-farms-in-detroit/comment-page-1/#comment-45649 Homestead in the ‘Hood « Finding Ponies… Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:55:22 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=1413#comment-45649 [...] okay.  There are actually several supporters of the idea as I look around the Internet.  And on the surface, the idea seems [...] [...] okay.  There are actually several supporters of the idea as I look around the Internet.  And on the surface, the idea seems [...]

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]]> By: Uncle B http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-rise-of-urban-farms-in-detroit/comment-page-1/#comment-45377 Uncle B Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:04:30 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=1413#comment-45377 Detroit City - Capitalism's monument to America! All that is left once the tools of production are sold as scrap metal, today's Detroit City. Is Corporatism and Capitalism good for America? You be the judge! Pollution levels just from the 1930's lead paint will complicate restoration of this land, and as for the burning of city blocks of homes, Victorian or otherwise: The Canadian forests that provided all the wood have yet to grow back - so don't go looking for replacements soon! You should have taken better care of what you had, Yankee Doodle! Now, in your tent villages, do you regret lighting the match? Asshole wastrel pigs - all of you! You will get what you deserve when your American Medical Cartel and its insurance actuaries cut you off from humane medical care and you die shivering in unheated slums of curable diseases! Legal mass genetic selection! you are part of this game! Did the Unions do this to you? Did management, corrupt to the core, do this to you? Did the pork-barreling politicians play a role? Does Capitalism work for you now, repuglican asshole, totally propagandized lame-brain? May your fattened ass freeze down solid to your park bench you wastrel -who voted for such follies - you get what you deserve! a whole country on the rocks and in service of the Uber-rich - a private club, you voted for! Obama's medical give-away, your last hope of survival and you let it slip away! Die in the dark without even morphine for your tumors assholes You asked for it! Detroit City - Capitalism's monument to America! All that is left once the tools of production are sold as scrap metal, today's Detroit City. Is Corporatism and Capitalism good for America? You be the judge! Pollution levels just from the 1930's lead paint will complicate restoration of this land, and as for the burning of city blocks of homes, Victorian or otherwise: The Canadian forests that provided all the wood have yet to grow back - so don't go looking for replacements soon! You should have taken better care of what you had, Yankee Doodle! Now, in your tent villages, do you regret lighting the match? Asshole wastrel pigs - all of you! You will get what you deserve when your American Medical Cartel and its insurance actuaries cut you off from humane medical care and you die shivering in unheated slums of curable diseases! Legal mass genetic selection! you are part of this game! Did the Unions do this to you? Did management, corrupt to the core, do this to you? Did the pork-barreling politicians play a role? Does Capitalism work for you now, repuglican asshole, totally propagandized lame-brain? May your fattened ass freeze down solid to your park bench you wastrel -who voted for such follies - you get what you deserve! a whole country on the rocks and in service of the Uber-rich - a private club, you voted for! Obama's medical give-away, your last hope of survival and you let it slip away! Die in the dark without even morphine for your tumors assholes You asked for it!

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]]> By: A cult of individualism that’s destroying the planet | TheWorldPolitics http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-rise-of-urban-farms-in-detroit/comment-page-1/#comment-44521 A cult of individualism that’s destroying the planet | TheWorldPolitics Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:01:57 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=1413#comment-44521 [...] Oh. They quote Bill Knudson, Michigan State University agriculture economist, saying that Detroit is among the cities showing leadership with urban farming and that 100 years ago, the land beneath the city was fertile farmland. He adds that “Traditional supermarkets have moved out of the inner cities and created a food desert. These farm communities increase access to healthier food and fresh produce to inner-city people … land around Detroit has an opportunity to be productive.” [...] [...] Oh. They quote Bill Knudson, Michigan State University agriculture economist, saying that Detroit is among the cities showing leadership with urban farming and that 100 years ago, the land beneath the city was fertile farmland. He adds that “Traditional supermarkets have moved out of the inner cities and created a food desert. These farm communities increase access to healthier food and fresh produce to inner-city people … land around Detroit has an opportunity to be productive.” [...]

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]]> By: Hiatus Part 1 « BIG SUSTAINABLE LIFE http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-rise-of-urban-farms-in-detroit/comment-page-1/#comment-44513 Hiatus Part 1 « BIG SUSTAINABLE LIFE Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:25:14 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=1413#comment-44513 [...] of talk about Detroit’s future as an agricultural mecca.  There have been articles such as these 1 2 3 4 5 that describe the potential for this new green landscape over the industrial city.  But, [...] [...] of talk about Detroit’s future as an agricultural mecca.  There have been articles such as these 1 2 3 4 5 that describe the potential for this new green landscape over the industrial city.  But, [...]

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]]> By: Saidia Jamii errr.. kufanya nini? | Mashada Baraza http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-rise-of-urban-farms-in-detroit/comment-page-1/#comment-43652 Saidia Jamii errr.. kufanya nini? | Mashada Baraza Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:13:43 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=1413#comment-43652 [...] an estimated 40% unemployment rate are growing food and money while addressing urban food poverty. Detroit is reclaiming its unused urban spaces to feed area residents while Chicago has had bee hives atop [...] [...] an estimated 40% unemployment rate are growing food and money while addressing urban food poverty. Detroit is reclaiming its unused urban spaces to feed area residents while Chicago has had bee hives atop [...]

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]]> By: Absolute Michigan http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/the-rise-of-urban-farms-in-detroit/comment-page-1/#comment-38885 Absolute Michigan Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:56:22 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=1413#comment-38885 Here is an interesting article and audio from NPR - <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91354912&ft=1&f=1003" rel="nofollow">Farms Take Root in Detroit's Foreclosures</a> <blockquote>Wayne County, Mich. — home to Detroit — has been hit especially hard by the mortgage crisis. The county has inherited thousands of unwanted properties, leaving plot after plot of vacant land. So a nonprofit group pitched an idea: Take that unused land, and grow food for the needy.</blockquote> Here is an interesting article and audio from NPR - Farms Take Root in Detroit's Foreclosures

Wayne County, Mich. — home to Detroit — has been hit especially hard by the mortgage crisis.

The county has inherited thousands of unwanted properties, leaving plot after plot of vacant land. So a nonprofit group pitched an idea: Take that unused land, and grow food for the needy.

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