Urban farming in Detroit gets mixed reviews
John Hantz wants to turn a blighted swath of Detroit into what he calls "the world’s largest urban farm." But the project, which has been in the works for nearly two years, has been slow to get off the...
View ArticleDetroit gardeners frustrated by new rules for city lots
Community gardeners in Detroit are angry about new permit requirements for gardening on city-owned lots.Reit Schumack heads an organization on the city’s west side called Neighbors Building Brightmoor,...
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Detroit Council approves mass Hantz Woodlands land sale
The Detroit City Council has narrowly approved the controversial—and long-delayed—Hantz Farms project.The proposed Hantz Farms project has been discussed for years. Detroit financier had originally...
View ArticleStateside: Fish farming in Detroit
The Detroit Planning Commission recently approved a new Urban Agriculture Ordinance. The action takes the city a step closer to officially recognizing the dozens of urban farms and gardens scattered...
View ArticleIngham county considers having urban goats
Ingham county is considering a proposal that would allow people to keep goats in urban areas.The proposal would allow up to three miniature dairy goats on residential properties.
View ArticleConference looks to reclaim Flint
The city of Flint is hosting a conference this weekend which to look at ways to transform the city.The Congress for Urban Transformation is bringing activists, artists, urban planners and others to...
View ArticleBackyard chicken farms are on the rise in Michigan
Cynthia Canty's good friend Susan and her husband are about to move from a townhouse in an Oakland County suburb to a small cottage on about an acre in another Oakland County town. One of her top...
View ArticleHantz Farms finally gets green light for massive Detroit farm
One of the country’s largest-ever urban farming projectsgot the green light from Detroit and state officials Friday.Both Governor Snyder and Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr signed off on a...
View ArticleControversial Right to Farm decision expected Monday
A state board is likely to make a decision today on a controversial rule that would end certain legal protections for people raising chickens and other livestock in residential areas.The rule change...
View Article2 Michigan school districts receive food grants
DETROIT- Two Michigan school districts have each received nearly $100,000 in federal grants to bring locally grown food to school cafeterias.The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the grants to...
View ArticleWayne State researchers taking a close look at urban farm safety
Wayne State University researchers are taking a close look at some of the potential hazards of urban agriculture.They’ve launched a three-year study at several farm sites around Detroit, to examine...
View ArticleRecoveryPark brings big farm vision to Detroit's east side
Another large-scale, commercial urban agriculture project is set to take root over 22 square blocks of Detroit’s east side.RecoveryPark Farms will lease 35 acres of blighted, city-owned land to launch...
View ArticleUrban farming in Detroit gets mixed reviews
John Hantz wants to turn a blighted swath of Detroit into what he calls the worlds largest urban farm. But the project, which has been in the works for nearly two years, has been slow to get off the...
View ArticleDetroit gardeners frustrated by new rules for city lots
Community gardeners in Detroit are angry about new permit requirements for gardening on city-owned lots. Reit Schumack heads an organization on the citys west side called Neighbors Building Brightmoor,...
View ArticleConference looks to reclaim Flint
The city of Flint is hosting a conference this weekend which to look at ways to transform the city. The Congress for Urban Transformation is bringing activists, artists, urban planners and others to...
View ArticleDetroit Council postpones vote on "world's largest urban farm"
The Detroit City Council delayed a vote on a controversial urban farm proposal Tuesday. Hantz Farms had proposed buying more than 140 acres in vacant land on Detroit's east side for a tree farm. It...
View ArticleDetroit Council approves mass Hantz Woodlands land sale
The Detroit City Council has narrowly approved the controversial—and long-delayed—Hantz Farms project. The proposed Hantz Farms project has been discussed for years. Detroit financier had originally...
View ArticleStateside: Fish farming in Detroit
The Detroit Planning Commission recently approved a new Urban Agriculture Ordinance. The action takes the city a step closer to officially recognizing the dozens of urban farms and gardens scattered...
View ArticleIngham county considers having urban goats
Ingham county is considering a proposal that would allow people to keep goats in urban areas. The proposal would allow up to three miniature dairy goats on residential properties.
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