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THE FOODIST: Backyard Goats—Is it Time Ann Arbor Allowed Them?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 16, 2014 0

by Jill Richardson BELIEVE IT OR not, chickens are not the only farm animals turning up—legally—in cities. Goats are now legal (with some limitations) in Seattle, San Diego, San Francisco, Pasadena, St. Louis, Oakland, Portland,…

Michigan Government

Why Is Michigan Trying to Derail Detroit-Area’s Urban Farming Movement?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 15, 2014 0

by Cliff Weathers MICHIGANDERS WHO raise chickens, goats and honey bees on their residential property have had their right to keep livestock stripped away by the state’s Agriculture and Rural Development Commission, which says they are…

Columns

FOOD & FARMING: Urban Gardens and Heavy Metal (And No, I Don’t Mean Black Sabbath)

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 2, 2014 0

A quick drive up many of Ann Arbor’s busy roads such as Miller Road, Pontiac Trail, Newport, and Maple, and it’s easy to spot the veggie gardens, some in front yards just feet from the edges of the streets, others in backyards, slightly…

Enviro

Interview: Urban Farming Legend Will Allen

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 21, 2014 0

by Twilight Greenaway IN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL book, The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities, we see a different side of MacArthur Genius and urban farmer Will Allen. The book takes readers behind the…