  French777 Member Username: French777 Post Number: 327 Registered: 10-2006 |
Has anyone ever helped out with this organization. It seems like a Great idea! http://www.greeningofdetroit.c om/index2.htm I hope to help out in the Summer! | ||
Cas Member Username: Cas Post Number: 6 Registered: 10-2007 |
I think this is a great initiative for Detroit. I actually looked at this a few weeks back and thought that it'd be a great way to reinsert myself into Detroit life after my family and I move back this summer. Also, Detroit has Earth Works Garden (http://www.earth-works.org/), an amazing urban garden initiative working for the poor and needy. An article about Earth Works was printed by the Detroit News (http://www.detnews.com/2005/re ligion/0509/16/B05-310249.htm) in '05 and I've been following them ever since. | ||
Valkyrias Member Username: Valkyrias Post Number: 504 Registered: 02-2005 |
both the greening of detroit and the earth works garden are part of a larger collaborative, called the detroit garden resource program. http://www.detroitagriculture. org/ i have volunteered for a few of the groups affiliated with the program many times...and together, they do a lot from helping create and maintain community gardens, offering classes for people to become master gardeners, help new homeowners learn how to landscape and maintain their yards, plant trees, etc. etc. they also partner with other community groups and organizations in the city, like the southwest detroit environmental vision, and avalon bakery. if you get a chance to volunteer for them even once, it's worth it. the work can be hard sometimes (especially if you are planting trees), but it's fun and you actually learn useful knowledge in the process. | ||
Mayor_sekou Member Username: Mayor_sekou Post Number: 1865 Registered: 09-2006 |
I used to work there from the 9th grade until a couple years ago. They have tree plantings starting in late March until the Summer Corps start in late June so you'll have plenty of opportunities to help if that's what you want to do. (Message edited by mayor_sekou on February 04, 2008) | ||
Urbanoutdoors Member Username: Urbanoutdoors Post Number: 739 Registered: 11-2005 |
I was an education intern for them in 03 it is a very cool place with lots of interestin people. Its great when you can interact with kids in the outdoors. If anyone has any questions about the greening I am willing to share my 2 cents. email me @ josephrashid@gmail.com | ||
Mayor_sekou Member Username: Mayor_sekou Post Number: 1867 Registered: 09-2006 |
You were there in '03? I was there then. | ||
Urbanoutdoors Member Username: Urbanoutdoors Post Number: 740 Registered: 11-2005 |
Yeah I worked with Sue, I assume you were with Joe? | ||
Andylinn Member Username: Andylinn Post Number: 713 Registered: 04-2006 |
Mayor Sekou, you arn't Sekou Benson, are ya? I've always wondered that... | ||
Mayor_sekou Member Username: Mayor_sekou Post Number: 1868 Registered: 09-2006 |
Yup I was one of Core kids under Joe back then. I remember Sue having interns for a few years we rarely saw you guys unless you were the ones who were in the mini van often. | ||
Mayor_sekou Member Username: Mayor_sekou Post Number: 1869 Registered: 09-2006 |
Naw, Sekou is a last name. | ||
Urbanoutdoors Member Username: Urbanoutdoors Post Number: 741 Registered: 11-2005 |
Yeah we were off doing Tree Keepers Kids and Camp Greening. | ||
Mayor_sekou Member Username: Mayor_sekou Post Number: 1871 Registered: 09-2006 |
Ah, right I remember Camp Greening in the park like on Tuesdays or Wednesdays if I remember right. Thats cool its nice to meet a fellow greening alum if you want to call it that. Are you still involved with them? I haven't been since last year and last I heard Joe is no longer there, which is shocking because not only was he cool but he literally was Mr. GreenCorps. I'm surprised you don't hear about the Greening on this site as much as like slows or something, seeing as they are actually quite pro Detroit and active around the city. | ||
Urbanoutdoors Member Username: Urbanoutdoors Post Number: 742 Registered: 11-2005 |
yeah, the greening is actually now a line item on the citys budget an do planting virtually every week. I interviewed for an educator position last year but that was the last I have heard of them. Sue and Joe both left mid to late last year, its pretty much a whole new crew since when we were there. | ||
Sumas Member Username: Sumas Post Number: 19 Registered: 01-2008 |
I am devastated to hear Joe is gone. Worked with him on many projects. He was great to work with. He was the only one in Greening that I really admired. | ||
Mayor_sekou Member Username: Mayor_sekou Post Number: 1876 Registered: 09-2006 |
Really? Thats cool. I don't know that the Greening being more affiliated with the city is a good or bad thing but if it works out at least they have a steady stream of funding. And yeah Sumas Joe was cool. Last I heard he moved on to Florida somewhere. They threw a goodbye party for him that I sadly wasn't able to attend, I really just couldn't imagine the Green Corps operating without him around so it'll be interesting to see how that works out. |
