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Placemaking Archives - Common Ground
Detroit Housing for the Future Fund returns to drive affordable housing, stable neighborhoods Latest in Placemaking From Pews to Pints: Why some rural Michigan churches are reopening as breweries The desire to keep existing churches and historical buildings intact has motivated and inspired a number of Michigan’s 400 licensed brewery owners.
Entrepreneurship Archives - Common Ground
Latest in Entrepreneurship From Pews to Pints: Why some rural Michigan churches are reopening as breweries The desire to keep existing churches and historical buildings intact has motivated and inspired a number of Michigan’s 400 licensed brewery owners.
Traverse City area women use estate planning to set up endowment fund for animal welfare
Traverse City area residents Anna Taylor and Barb Cross both love animals deeply. Taylor has served as a foster “parent” for dozens of retired greyhound racing dogs and Cross has incorporated dogs into her social work practice, primarily working with sexually abused women and children.
4-H art exchange program connects U.P. and rural Michigan students with China and beyond
For more than 30 years, Michigan 4-H has been using a visual letter art exchange program to connect children of different cultures. The Children’s Art Exchange program with China has grown to include other states as well as other countries. Thanks to the project, “you don’t have to travel across the globe to gain cultural awareness,” said Janis Brinn, Michigan State University Extension educator from the Allegan County Extension office who has coordinated the project since 2013.
4-H art exchange program connects rural Michigan with countries around the globe
For more than 30 years, Michigan 4-H has been using a visual letter art exchange program to connect children of different cultures. The Children’s Art Exchange program with China has grown to include other states as well as other countries. Thanks to the project, “you don’t have to travel across the globe to gain cultural awareness,” said Janis Brinn, Michigan State University Extension educator from the Allegan County Extension office who has coordinated the project since 2013.
Bridging the gap between farms and food producers
Deidre Iciek, co-founder of Regenerative Connections and a Gladwin-based dairy farmer, knows firsthand that the demands of farming can be overwhelming. “The cows are always there,” she said. “It can be easy to get bogged down.” With a focus on networking, sustainability and climate-smart farming practices, she and her Regenerative Connections business partner Brent Robinson are working to ensure that fellow farmers don’t get too bogged down to flourish.
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