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Urban Farming in Detroit; Water Wars; Thai Food for Breakfast
Could Detroit be the next frontier of urban farming? With 40 square miles of vacant land it just might be. Plus, what phosphate free detergent is doing to your dishes.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenCould Detroit be the next hot bed of urban farming? Mike Score of Hantz Farms and Taja Sevelle of Urban Farming believe that the forty square miles of vacant lots, good soil and chronic unemployment in Detroit make it a perfect landscape for urban farming. Oakland farmers Novella Carpenter and Willow Rosenthal discuss how renters and apartment owners can acquire land for urban farming. It’s been a dry winter this year in California - Adan Ortega explains why Southern Californians should be concerned when the snow doesn’t fall in the Sierras. Wondering why your dishes aren’t as clean as they used to be? Brian Sansoni of the American Cleaning Institute talks about the 2010 ban on phosphates in dish washing detergent. Plus, Jonathan Gold takes us out for breakfast in Thai Town.
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7 storiesMarket Report
DJ Olsen is the chef and owner of Lou Wine Bar in Hollywood. A recipe for his Shaved Brussels Sprouts with Hazelnuts and Prosciutto, as well as a bonus recipe for his delicious Citrus Tart, are on the Good Food Blog .
Read the story6 minThe Complicated World of Water in Southern California
Adán Ortega works in the field of water management. He is a former Vice President of External Affairs for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and before that he worked as the Assistant General Manager at the West and Central Basin Municipal Water Districts.
Read the story11 minDishes Spotty Future
Brian Sansoni comes to us from the American Cleaning Institute . Thus far, eighteen states have banned phosphates from dish washing detergent. He explains what led to the ban and if the ingredients that replaced phosphates are getting the dirty job done.
Read the story7 minThe Essential Urban Farmer
Novella Carpenter and Willow Rosenthal are the authors of The Essential Urban Farmer . They discuss how to acquire land for urban farming, the versatility of a five gallon bucket and why chickens are easier to care for than goats.
Read the story9 minFor-Profit Farming in Detroit
Mike Score is the President of Hantz Farms in Detroit. He says that with forty miles of vacant property in the city limits and chronic unemployment issues, Detroit is positioned perfectly to be a hot bed of urban farming. Hantz Farms has purchased a three-acre test site where they are growing a variety of plants from blackberries to hardwood.
Read the story7 minA Grassroots Approach to Urban Farming in Detroit
Taja Sevelle is the founder of Urban Farming , a Detroit-based non-profit that now has over 57,000 edible gardens nationwide. All of the produce grown in Urban Farming's community gardens is free to anyone who wants to come and pick it.
Read the story10 minThai Breakfast
Jonathan Gold reviews Siam Sunset , located inside a motel in Thai Town. It's a Thai breakfast restaurant that opens at 6 am. Jonathan likes the jok and the Chinese doughnuts dipped in sweetened condensed milk. He also likes their Thai version of Hainan chicken rice and the rolled noodles over minced pork ragu.
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