Mention Detroit and most people will immediately think about the auto industry or music. Not many would think urban farm…
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Our Water Has a Drug Problem
Last year, it was widely reported that drinking water in many major metropolitan areas was contaminated with trace amoun…
Vanity Fair Scraps Green Issue
For three years you’ve stood in line at the local supermarket staring, hoping the woman in front of you will say, …
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When you’re curled up on the couch, sniffling and shivering, with a pounding headache and aching body, it’s …
Turn Your Backyard into a Mini-Food Farm
Remember the saying “there’s no such thing as a free lunch”? Ain’t exactly true, especially if y…
The 10 Easiest Vegetables to Grow at Home
Gardening is hot, hot, hot. And why not? Planting a few seeds on your deck or in your backyard yields delicious, organic…
A Toxic Routine: the Air That School Children Breathe
Last year, USA Today ran a series of articles looking at the issue of Toxic Air and America’s Schools. Working wi…
All in the Ball
I’m not a parent”¦yet, but I am an aunt and at times I can still act like a kid, which is why I know the imp…
