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July 13 2017

How Our Garden Grows

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At Detroit Waldorf we are fortunate to have two very special dedicated gardens on our four-acre campus: one for the Early Childhood Center, and one for grade school classes. Each garden has been designed specifically to flow with our historic building, organic landscape, and to compliment the nature around us.

With a quieter campus during the summer months, we felt it was an ideal time to reflect on, adapt and rejuvenate each garden to reflect our growing school’s needs. The ECC garden will host several raised bed boxes for the 2017-18 school year, highlighting seasonal and local vegetables, herbs and plants. The graders’ garden will continue to grow plant life supporting our place-based and holistic education and curriculum, with the addition of a Three Sisters garden and a sunflower wall planted by Mr. Trombly’s first grade class. We are please to introduce several new compost containers as well.

All are welcome to join us as we continue to work on -and tend to- these special green spaces. If you are interested in volunteering in either garden, please email Katherine Feldhouse at katherinefeldhouse@detroitwaldorf.org.

We look forward to updating you on our progress as summer continues and throughout the school year.

-DWS Garden Committee

June 10 2017

Safe & Healthy Grilling for the Summer

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Memorial Day weekend is here, and Summer is just around the corner. That means you’re about to break out the shorts, sandals … and the grill. That’s right. Barbecue season is upon us.

March 7 2017

Vegan Culinary Tour

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February 17 2017

Combat Depression and Boost Your Mood

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Could you use a little pick-me-up? If you’re a little down in the dumps or battling those winter blues, I have some good news for you. You can increase your happiness with the power of food. That’s it. No prescription. No pills. No side effects. Just healthy, natural foods that are proven to combat depression and boost your mood. I hope you’ll take a minute to check out my personal list of feel-good foods that will promote more happiness in your life! Here are a couple of important things to know:

Fear not. Chocolate is on the list. Those Valentine’s Day leftovers still serve a purpose!
This is no temporary “quick fix.” When enjoyed regularly, the foods on my list help promote a long-term increase in happiness.

We’re in this together, and we all deserve to live happy and healthy lives. Remember that food is more than just nourishment … it’s medicine. I encourage you to discover the foods that will help bring on the happy and fight the blues! No pharmacy required.

Warmly,

December 2 2016

MDARD Announces New Rural Development Fund Grant Opportunity for Rural Communities

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The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development is offering a new competitive grant program aimed to promote the sustainability of land-based industries and support infrastructure benefiting rural communities in Michigan.

The Rural Development Fund grants are available for projects addressing expansion and sustainability of land-based industries; worker training related to land-based industries; and energy, transportation, communications, water and wastewater infrastructure to benefit rural communities and micropolitan statistical areas (defined by the U.S. Department of Management and Budget as an area/county with at least one urban cluster of at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 population).

Land-based industries include food and agriculture; forestry; mining, oil and gas production; and tourism. Eligible counties include those with a population no greater than 60,000 residents or micropolitian statistical areas. For a complete list of eligible counties, visit www.michigan.gov/mdardgrants.

The proposals will be evaluated through a competitive process. There is no maximum limit on the project grant fund request; however, the total allotment of funding for the current year is approximately $1.5 million. All proposals require at least a 30% cash match. Applicants for grant funds will be asked to describe how the project potentially impacts and produces measurable outcomes for rural communities.

Those interested in applying for the grant program should visit www.michigan.gov/mdardgrants to view the application and program overview.

Any additional communications concerning this Request for Proposal should be sent to mda-grants@michigan.gov. Proposals must be received at the email above no later than 3 p.m. (EST) on Thursday, February 2, 2017. Proposals received after 3 p.m. will not be considered.

The Rural Development Fund grants are funded by the Nonferrous Metallic Minerals Extraction Severance Tax. The Rural Development Fund was created under PA 411 of 2012. Revenue from the severance tax is in accordance with PA 410 of 2012.