Are you interested in the arts? Are you interested in food? Do you want to explore how the arts can support localization, sustainable food systems and youth gardening? If you’ve answered yes to these questions, you will want to attend the first organizational meeting of Rap for Food.
Two Project Grow events this weekend will help you welcome the gardening season. Project Grow’s Heirloom plant sale will be held on on Saturdays, May 12 and May 19 in front of The People's Food Coop at 216 N. Fourth Ave. This popular annual plant sale offers more than 50 ...
Hi Keith,The brick pavers leading up to my front porch have become an eyesore. The cracks not only have weeds growing out of them, but it looks as though there is algae as well. The bricks are still level, so I don’t think they have to be replaced, but I ...
Some things are worth repeating. Dandelions are valuable plants. Dandelions have medicinal use, and they have value as a nutritionally-dense food. They can taste great. In the last few weeks, I’ve seen people working hard to dig dandelions from their lawns and had the chemical stench of weed killer overpower ...
In my little slice of the world there is a beautiful native flower that refuses to prosper. According to the books, it grows on rocky ledges, and it grows in rich soils, but it won’t grow in my somewhat fertile soil. I have killed more than one in my continuing ...
The former Washtenaw County Juvenile Center at 2270 Platt Road will see new life this spring.
Hi Keith, I'm a do-it-yourselfer and would like to install a toilet in a small basement room and looking for an alternative way to install the plumbing drain without the labor and cost of busting out the concrete. There is a cold water pipe nearby but not a pipe to ...
Anybody remember that commercial for plastic bins? The family had too much stuff, so they bought a bunch of bins and packed it all away. Then they had extra room, so they bought more stuff! At The Betty Brigade we do a lot of home organizings and clear-outs. We have ...
I’ve been delighted to use my smartphone in the field to positively identify a plant that is new to me. I have Googled plant images, I’ve also Facebooked a photo and asked friends for help to identify the plant I post. To best use Google, it helps to be able ...
Lots of plant sales are coming up in the greater Ann Arbor area in the next month. Sales hosted by local community gardening organizations and garden clubs provide healthy, hardy plants, most grown right in our area, at good prices. The proceeds also benefit gardening programs in our community.
An Ypsilanti Township producer of decorative architectural material is continuing to find new clients from Ann Arbor to India. Vanika Lath, wife of Sensitle Systems founder, Abhinand Lath, estimates the company is growing by 110 percent annually.
When it is determined that living all on one floor makes sense, the whole floor plan should be evaluated. Usually adding a master bedroom on the first floor requires an addition, but where it is located and how it relates to the rest of the house is important.
Another portion of Fifth Avenue in downtown Ann Arbor will close temporarily starting later this week, while it looks promising ......
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