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Studies show environmental motives, increased property values are behind most purchases.
Opportunities and challenges confronted on a Detroit farm.
Win a copy of Beth Dooley’s “In Winter’s Kitchen.” Check out our recipes and help us build an electronic box of recipes of winter-themed meals.
You could win a copy of Beth Dooley’s “In Winter’s Kitchen.” Check out our recipes and help us build an electronic box of recipes of winter-themed meals.
Jenny Bongiorno, urban farmer and the founder of Our Fresh Local in Grand Rapids, Michigan, discusses how to mitigate the risks of planting a garden on contaminated land.
Back in 2010, Echo reported on John Hantz’s plans to build the world’s largest urban farm in Detroit.
After cutting through red tape and shifting plans to center on building an urban tree farm, the project is starting to unfold.
An important debate over urban farming in Michigan continues today in Lansing. Officials from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and others will discuss proposed rule changes governing farm animals in developed, residential areas.
Although farmers markets seem to be popping up all the time, both urban and rural areas adequate access to healthy, natural food, according to a report by the Michigan Food Policy Council.
It spotlights the efforts of two urban farmers fighting to develop a food community in Flint. The Michigan State University production includes video recorded by the farmers themselves as they navigate the hurdles that come with pioneering work.
Flint’s urban pioneers seek to provide locally grown food and re-shape the notion of what it is to be a farmer. And oh yeah, make a profit.