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An 8-minute version of the story of Jackie and Dora King and their Youth Karate-Ka: Harvesting Earth Farm, where kids learn to grow food and practice martial arts. The project turned a lot covered in garbage to productive urban farm.
This week: Each summer, the Mr. Rogers Garden program trains dozens of at-risk youth to grow, harvest and sell vegetables at Flint’s Farmer’s market.
This week: Brian Johns of The Youth Farm Stand program at Holmes Foundation Academy in Flint, teaches students to grow vegetables using traditional farming methods, as well as cutting-edge technologies such as hydroponics and aguaponics.
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.
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.
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.
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?
To contribute to the discussion about the science coordination section of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, post your thoughts below. If you want the U.S. and Canadian governments to consider your input, send it to the official website. Science coordination is not mentioned in Annex 11 (Surveillance and Monitoring) or Annex 17 (Research and Development) of the existing Agreement. The GLWQA Review did identify that Annexes 11 & 17 should address the need for coordination and collaboration to a greater extent. 1.
To contribute to the discussion about the aquatic invasive species section of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, post your thoughts below. If you want the U.S. and Canadian governments to consider your input, send it to the official website. The continued introduction of invasive species is one of the most significant threats to biodiversity. Currently there is no binational mechanism to deal with this threat comprehensively. The review of the GLWQA indicated that because aquatic invasive species (AIS) can have known impacts on both water quality and beneficial uses, the issue falls within the scope of the Agreement.
To contribute to the discussion about the habitat and species section of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, post your thoughts below. If you want the U.S. and Canadian governments to consider your input, send it to the official website. Habitats and species are not currently explicitly addressed in the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. During the GLWQA review, the Special Issues Working Group (SIWG) addressed biodiversity threats and responses, with specific reference to habitats and species. The SIWG recommended that a revised Agreement address the need for protection, conservation, and recovery of biodiversity as a factor in maintaining or improving water quality.