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Hiring Interns
Apr 16th
WARM is offering three exciting internships right now, focusing on Green Homes, Energy Data Analysis, and Sustainability Planning. Come work with a great group of people on groundbreaking programs that are making the world a better place.
WARM at Penguicon
Apr 12th
Brightmoor’s Bikeway Seeks Creators!
Jun 15th
Detroit Youth Energy Squad (D-YES) of WARM Training Center is seeking creators to design
and build interactive street sculptures. You are invited to submit an application for BikeWay, a
public art project in collaboration with the Northwest Detroit Neighborhood Development
(NDND), University of Michigan’s School of Public Health’s Healthy Environments Partnership
(HEP), Michigan AmeriCorps and residents of the Brightmoor Community scheduled for August,
2011.
BikeWay will feature artists chosen from the applicant pool for their design, clarity, and
originality. To ensure variety and eliminate repetition, D-YES reserves the right to limit the
number of artists who provide similar works or ideas.
Application Deadline: July 1st
Informational Session: July 14th
Brightmoor Community Center:
14451 Burt Rd. Detroit, MI 48223
All Applications Must Include:
• A complete application
• Picture/sketch of proposed artwork
Mail Printed Applications to:
WARM Training Center
Attn: D-YES
4835 Michigan Ave.
Detroit, MI 48210
If you have further question please contact us at erictuomey@gmail.com or ptgubry@gmail.com
Sustainable Meat in Michigan
Feb 10th
Want to eat meat from a sustainable, local source in Michigan? EatWild.com is a great resource for locating local vendors of grass fed animal products in Michigan. They have an online directory and map that will help you find the closest location to you. LocalHarvest.com is another great online resource that lists local CSA’s and Farmer’s Markets in addition to local meat vendors. You can search their database using your zip code or city/state. Check it out
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If you’re ever in Yale Michigan check out C.Roy Inc. (ask any of the locals and they’ll point you in the right direction). C. Roy Inc. is a small family operated meat processing plant. When you enter the small shop you’re presented with a deli counter and a see through back window where you can watch them process all of their meat by hand. Just mention that you heard Yale was known for good bologna or something or other…..(trail off), and they’ll slice you off a big piece of their superb bologna to try. Each year Yale hosts the Yale Bologna Festival. They also distribute their meat to local supermarkets around Michigan, I found some in Royal Oak the other day. Continue reading “Sustainable Meat in Michigan” »