I’ve been meaning to post several Detroit-related items this week:
First, earlier this week, the Detroit papers reported that the city’s public schools are in serious trouble – even more serious trouble than usual.
http://www.freep.com/article/20090401/NEWS01/90401134
“After months of financial projections, independent audits and declarations of financial emergency, the state-appointed financial manager for Detroit Public Schools submitted a report to the state today that paints a historically dire problem,” the Free Press reported.
It gets worse – “DPS will have to cut thousands of jobs and close as many as 50 schools over the next …

Note: This post contains information about Growing Power, a commercial urban agriculture site based in Milwaukee. Growing Power’s Milwaukee headquarters contains six greenhouses, a worm depository, an apiary with five beehouses, three poultry houses and outdoor pens for livestock. It’s been operating since 1999. The center operates a community food center and a small retail store as well.
 Growing Power has multiple farms in Wisconsin and Illinois, including urban farms in Chicago.
Thanks to Scott Walter, a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee for the photos and content! Scott was one of more than …