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Farmers, filming and Flint: Land, need and passion found here
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Two urban entrepreneurs have found Flint’s farm potential.
They see a promising convergence of low-cost land and a need for fresh produce grown nearby.
With video
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Greening of Flint: Mama E and the Mayor
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This week: The debate on “shrinking the city” because of the large inventory of vacant, overgrown lots and abandoned homes. In this clip, Mama E and Mayor Dayne Walling are on the same side of the debate.
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Greening of Flint: The Kings and the Ruth Mott Foundation
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Watch the latest installment of the Greening of Flint documentary, in which Master Jacky and Dora King send a message that sustainable farming is one way to revitalize the community.
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Greening of Flint: The mayor says Flint is decades behind
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Watch the latest installment of the Greening of Flint documentary under production and offer your ideas for shaping it.
This week: Flint Mayor Dayne Waillng says the city needs to change to move forward.
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Greening of Flint: Mama E faces a dilemma
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On Wednesdays through July, Great Lakes Echo will run a video segment expected to become a building block of a finished documentary on the greening of Flint, Mich. This week, Mama E is in a dilemma: Should she stay in Flint or leave?
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Greening of Flint: Mama E and the city are in a conflict
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On Wednesdays through July, Great Lakes Echo will run a video segment expected to become a building block of a finished documentary on the greening of Flint, Mich.
You can help by suggesting interviews, questions and angles to pursue.
This week: The city mows down a resident’s gardens.
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The Greening of Flint: The Kings of urban farming
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On Wednesdays through July, Great Lakes Echo will run a video segment expected to become a building block of a finished documentary on the greening of Flint, Mich. You can help.
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The Greening of Flint
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Michigan State University faculty and students are producing a documentary on a vision of Flint as a healthier, greener city. It will show the challenges of bringing fresh produce to a food desert, feeding schools, providing educational options and battling bureaucracy. On Wednesdays through July, Great Lakes Echo will run a segment expected to become a building block of the finished story. You can help. After each publication date passes, the images below are linked to the segments that they illustrate.
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Greening of Flint: Youth Karate-Ka: Harvesting Earth Farm
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Watch the latest installment of the Greening of Flint documentary under production and offer your ideas for shaping it.
This week: The Kings perceive karate and farming as self-defense.