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With school gardens, it takes a village
Last month, during the last week of school at Traverse Heights Elementary School, second and third graders headed outside for their final garden lesson of the year. The scene was a perfect way to culminate nearly two years of my work as a FoodCorps service member connecting kids to healthy food in the classroom and in the garden.
Groundwork Advances Campaign to Shut Down Line 5 Pipeline
Two years ago, practically no one in Michigan was aware of the aging, twin oil pipelines lying at the bottom of the Mackinac Straits. Today, as a result of the Groundwork Center and partners seizing the issue and building a strong public outcry, we are closer to Line 5 becoming the first major oil pipeline in North America to be decommissioned.
TC within walking distance to Ann Arbor?
Efficient, productive travel is something that’s missing from Michigan’s transportation conversation. Technology-based company owners in Ann Arbor want a more reliable, hassle-free rail connection to Grand Rapids and Traverse City-a connection that allows them work by themselves or work in teams as they travel to meeting in other parts of the state.