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Steve Thomas @ WARM’s Annual Breakfast
Feb 22nd
Steve Thomas of This Old House and Renovation Nation fame will be the keynote speaker this year at WARM’s annual awards breakfast. Steve hosted This Old House for 14 years and made it the most popular home renovation television show ever. Steve currently hosts Renovation Nation on the Planet Green channel. On the show Steve travels the country filming green renovation projects and showing off new technologies, it’s great.
Steve was in Detroit in 2009 and filmed the installation of WARM’s rooftop turbine for the show. You can see a picture of the turbine on our website, or come by our office on Michigan Avenue. At the breakfast Steve plans to discuss green building and what it means to him. The event will also feature a breakfast of local foods and an award ceremony to honor those who have committed their lives to promoting energy efficiency and sustainable building.
The breakfast is June 8th in Detroit, save the date on your calendar! More info about registration will be sent out closer to the date.
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” »
Detroit Green Task Force Meeting Feb. 24
Feb 9th
For everyone interested, the next Detroit Green Task Force meeting will be:
Thursday February 24th, 2011
3:00-5:00pm
Committee of the Whole (13th floor)
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
2 Woodward Ave Detroit MI 48226
The Detroit Green Task Force is an effort by Detroit City Councilman Ken Cockrel to promote green initiatives in Detroit. The task force focuses on water, energy efficiency and alternative energy sources, and green construction.
Urban Agriculture Apprenticeship Program
Feb 8th
The Greening of Detroit has position openings for their adult Urban Agriculture Apprenticeship Program. The Greening is looking for 2-3 candidates for a one-year, full-time paid apprenticeship. Candidates must live in the 48208, 48209, 48210, 48216, or 48217 zip codes and demonstrate an interest in working in the field of urban agriculture.
See the linked position posting below for information on how to apply. Also, you can ignore the February 1st deadline but still try to apply as soon as possible.
Urban Ag Apprentices Flier for Hire 2011
Detroit Works Project Updates
Feb 8th
The Detroit Works Project, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing’s planning effort to create a roadmap for the future or Detroit, is having more public meetings. More information about the Detroit Works Project is available online here – http://detroitworksproject.com/
The public meeting dates are below:
February 14, 2011, 6-8 PM – Cluster 9
Leland Baptist Church
22420 Fenkell Street
February 15, 2011, 6-8 PM, Cluster 8
Greater Grace Temple
23500 W. Seven Mile Rd
February 16, 2011, 6-8 PM, Cluster 7
NYL/YET – Boys & Girls Club – Dick & Sandy Dauch Campus
16500 Tireman Street