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The Parks and Recreation Department of Marquette, Michigan has a great program that I have taken part in several times over the past few years. For a nominal fee you rent a plot of land in the rear of the local cemetery that you can use to grow food. They provide composted manure and some tools, but you do all the work and you are expected to volunteer for the Community Garden several times through the Summer. Since our growing season here does not begin until the second week of June I have not… Continue

I live in Michigan's Upper Peninsula along with approximately 500,000 other people. The region is economically depressed and socially isolated. There are two main sales pitches that one hears when considering moving here. One, the landscape pocked and dotted with clean lakes full of fish, virgin forests covering thousands and thousands of acres, and, of course, the ever present Lake Superior.



The second pitch is the often misrepresented cost of living. It is, in fact, cheaper to live… Continue

Thanks for getting this rolling Amanda.



I have to be honest here, this was an easy choice for me, but I am biased. I have spent the last six years studying art and, more than likely, will study it my entire life. I am in love with visual culture and I think it loves me back, in fact, I think it loves all of you just as much as me.



What is it about creativity? Why is it my favorite? Because of what creativity tells us about the person and society that employs it. Creativity's… Continue

I am not going to lie. Sustainability is something that I have considered for years, but still feel that I have very little understanding of it.



I am concerned about the environment and have been taking slow strides to lessen my impact. I only compact fluorescent lights, I service my car regularly so that I can maintain decent fuel efficiency (it is an old Volvo so it does not get the best mileage), I buy local fruits and vegetables when it is feasible to do so, I grow my own food in… Continue