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UrbanGardeningDetroit 09 pt1

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Urban Farming Detroit, Michigan Edgeton Community Garden. Operation: Build local economic power structures. I started this Community Garden in my neighborhood March this year to bring awareness of our food desert situation in this neighborhood. We don’t have easy access to fresh locally grown food or any type of local economics to build with. Stay tuned as WDGardner tries to establish some gardens in the community to create local jobs for some of the youth in the neighborhood.
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This is the VOA Special English Education Report, from voaspecialenglish.com The United States has lost almost seven million jobs since the recession began in December of two thousand seven. The good news the central bank says economic activity appears to be “leveling out.” The bad news: no one knows when the job market will recover. These days, if a job is available, young people often have to compete with more experienced workers. The situation is worst for those with the least education. About thirty percent of workers age sixteen to twenty-four with less than a high school diploma were unemployed in July. That was more than three times the national unemployment rate. The Labor Department says even among high school graduates, twenty-one percent of those with no college were jobless. The federal stimulus spending includes money to pay for jobs for needy young people. One such program in the state of New Jersey gave some young people their first experience with the world of work. Counselors at the One-Stop Career Center in Hackensack found jobs for a few hundred young people this summer. The jobs were twenty hours a week through August. The pay was seven dollars and twenty-five cents an hour — the federal minimum wage. Those chosen came from poor families and also faced at least one barrier to getting a job. For example, they had left school or had been in trouble with the law. Sixteen-year-old Nahdir Gonzalez left school last year. He said he wanted a job because he …
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The Borough

The Difficulty of describing Town Scenery–A Comparison with certain Views in the Country–The River and Quay–The Shipping and Business- -Shipbuilding–Sea-Boys and Port-Views–Village and Town Scenery again compared–Walks from Town–Cottage and adjoining Heath, &c.– House of Sunday Entertainment–The Sea: a Summer and Winter View–A Shipwreck at Night, and its Effects on Shore–Evening Amusements in the Borough–An Apology for the imperfect View which can be given of these Subjects.

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26 comments

Revolutionisnow1 · November 27, 2010 at 6:33 pm

Nice Garden! You are part of the future of your legendary city! Great to see somthing so great from Detroit! And great to see the sharing!
mjoyner · November 27, 2010 at 7:09 pm

Thanks for the inspiration, brother. Your garden is BEAUTIFUL. We’re trying to do something similar in Cincinnati.
first2belast · November 27, 2010 at 7:56 pm

Hey man i am an inspiring urban gardener in Detroit! I would love to pick your brain if you had some time.
bajanruffneck999 · November 27, 2010 at 8:07 pm

please don’t stop brother. I know it must be hard but this is so very integral to our collective survival. Keep on keeping on. I tip my hat to you
martialathletics · November 27, 2010 at 9:04 pm

What up brother, Its Sundew form the Chi!!, my brother you inspired us so much from that visit , All the bothers know about you here, you like legend fam straight up
mymobilehomephotos · November 27, 2010 at 9:33 pm

that’s sweet…. good job! It’s so good for the neighborhood to see someone doing good and helping others. Peace!!
saltycreefer · November 27, 2010 at 9:53 pm

Wow that’s great! Good job looking out for the neighbors. We should all learn from your kindness.
leonbosman38 · November 27, 2010 at 10:15 pm

good show bra ,thank you!
friedmainframe · November 27, 2010 at 11:07 pm

Thanks. Yes the weather has been weird this year.
friedmainframe · November 28, 2010 at 12:06 am

Thanks very much!!!
I lost my job as well a few months back. Im glad I had this garden to fall back on. The neighbors respect it and enjoy seeing the lot as a productive food source.
friedmainframe · November 28, 2010 at 1:04 am

Wonderful. Thanks for viewing. I’m one of the beekeepers for D-Town farm. And I’m a active member of the DBCFSN. Thats where I started. The movement continues….
Spiritree41 · November 28, 2010 at 1:08 am

I had some animals that sat on most of all my vegges. I tied my dogs up and it kept happening. I heard it was a cat. I got to figure out how to keep animals out for next year. Great job : )
Avenger48206 · November 28, 2010 at 2:08 am

Keep doin ya thing man. I live in the D also and Im a trained chef. Just recently I lost my job and I started a garden. Its good for the soul man.
motownwitch · November 28, 2010 at 2:22 am

Beautiful!!! I plant a garden every year and yours is fantastic. I’d love to come see your garden. (I grew broccoli for the first time this year.) Congrats and keep up the good work!
locarterr25 · November 28, 2010 at 2:25 am

Bro It really does my heart good to see you doing it big in the neighborhood. Check our school out there on the East side Nsoroma Institute (Afrikan Centered School). The school sits on a site w/ a Catholic Church there between Joann and Fairport off of 8 mile and Schoenner area. We just moved there this past school year. We have a few raised boxes there but the Director/Principal Baba Malik Yakini is over the Detroit Black Food Security Network. check out African American Family Mag this mo
1776freedom · November 28, 2010 at 3:15 am

Great garden. My garden all went to shit with the cold weather and rain. My cucumbers, bush beans and lettuce all rotted. My tomatoes are going to be late.
Nuru305 · November 28, 2010 at 3:33 am

Nope I started early at the last frost, I just went out the other day and finally found a broccoli head starting. I’m not sure what too them so long. But I planted like 10 of them and I only got 1 good one so far.
friedmainframe · November 28, 2010 at 3:45 am

Hi there Nuru : )
broccoli : blue wind
cabbage : golden acre/red express

These are cool weather crops though so if you started late with them they wont turn out to great.

Try replanting some around early-mid August. you should have better luck : )
Nuru305 · November 28, 2010 at 4:10 am

What kind of broccoli and red cabbage are you growing. Mine looks nothing like that.
friedmainframe · November 28, 2010 at 4:39 am

Thanks GeneofIsis. I will check out Bro Tehuti videos today. I hope to inspire more of us to take this action and get some land now!! Lets build
geneofisis · November 28, 2010 at 5:27 am

And bro Tehuti uses and ORGONE PYRAMID. It’s supposed to give of positive energy to make a garden grow faster and healthier. orgone Pyramids are also good to place in your office/ are in your home to emit postive energy. Peace bro. Keep us updated.
geneofisis · November 28, 2010 at 5:45 am

Another beautiful garden!Ask brother Tehutiblack what he uses for “pesticides”. I heard him saying in Part 3 of his garden blog that he uses a fish oil mixture.
geneofisis · November 28, 2010 at 6:44 am

Awesome, awesone!Keep the movement going!
friedmainframe · November 28, 2010 at 6:49 am

Peace jncmssy,

I wish I could say the same for my area. At least the children are interested though. They come out and help more now that the fruit is showing : )

I have a few interesting animals in my family garden that keeps them entertained as well for the time being : P I have a nice little video to upload today if my laptop would act right : /

Peace and stay tuned !!!!!
jncmssy · November 28, 2010 at 7:32 am

Hotep!

i have been seeing here lately especially in my neighborhood a lot of urban gardens popping up. There are those who are becoming aware here in Detroit, and are making attempts to do for self! ISLAM
dan020350 · November 28, 2010 at 8:24 am

lost 7 million jobs, so what is the total job lost ?