urban farming

Sean Murnin

About Me

Interests
ayahuasca, mapacho, Permaculture, Peru, Ringing Cedars, Shamanism, simplicity, urban farming
What I'm Reading
World Made By Hand
What I'm Listening To
Keller Williams - Odd
Movies I've Seen Recently
Precious, Death Comes To Town
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Detroit, MI - This is how we roll

WHat you are about to see is some footage of the hottest party in Detroit for the past 10 years - the last friday of every month -

The Original Motor City Funk Night
www.funknightrecords.com

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Landscape Criminal #1 Fake Landscape Edging or "FLE's"

(sorry the layout is wierd - it is not appearing on the screen as it does in the edit area)
Here we go:

If knowing is half the battle, is the other half not knowing?

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An Urban Farming Revolution
Niall Fahy

City limits normally demarcate a division between synthetic and natural. We tend to think that in our living arrangements we have to go for either culture or nature. What if we were to grow food, demonstrate sustainability, and provide green education and employment in our urban neighborhoods?

Grown in Detroit
Zachary Koval

A new award winning documentary depicts teen mothers planting seeds for success in the middle of Detroit.

 

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Pigs in Oakland...?

A good friend of mine who is a backyard beekeeper in Oakland invited me a couple of weeks ago to meet his fellow urban farmer Novella Carpenter for a reading of her new book, Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer.

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The Farm Contractor - a RealVolution in Local Food Production

The results on the Industrial Farm model are in. The facts are clear.
It sucks.
Food is the basis of civilization and the basis of all monetary systems. If your civilization is suffering, then the only logical action is to address the foundations. This is my version of a Stimulus Package for Humanity.
Here is how the Farm Contractor works.

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OrganicNation.tv - Exploring America's Sustainable Food Landscape

OrganicNation.tv is an exploration of the American sustainable food landscape focusing on the people, places and products shaping a new green economy.

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DorotheeRH

About Me

Bio

I'm a web video producer and blogger interested in sustainable food systems, guerilla gardening, indigenous rights, yoga and DIY culture. My latest project OrganicNation.tv is an exploration of the American sustainable food landscape focusing on the people, places and products that are shaping a new green economy and lifestyle. As part of the project, we're creating a visual directory of organic locations across the U.S. Feel free to add your favorite organic farms, community gardens, restuarants, cafes or other sustainable locations to the OrganicNation Community Map.

Skills and talents
Video production, writing for the web, blog outreach, social networking, community organizing
Interests
environment, Indigenous Cultures, Organics, Permaculture, Sustainability, urban farming
What I'm Reading
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan, Hanta Yo by Ruth Beebe Hill
Movies I've Seen Recently
Highly recommended: FLOW: How Did a Handful of Corporations Steal Our Water? Sita Sings the Blues Buddha's Lost Children

Baltimore Green District

In the interest of getting things moving in Charm City I want to throw out the topic of urban transformation for discussion. Please post any ideas you may have regarding how we can further green our urban lifestyle. What can be done on an individual and social level to facilitate this necessary change?

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"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration. We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders

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