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[Kris Kaul <kriskaul@yahoo.com>]

If you're interested in projects happening closer to home, have a look at the 
urban ag movement going on in Detroit.  It's amazing and inspiring - and 
under threat.  Here are some great projects:

Greening of Detroit 
Detroit Agriculture Network 
Earthworks Urban Farm
Detroit Evolution
PRI-Detroit 
MSU's 9-month Organic Farmer Training Program  
UM Dearborn Urban Farming  

and here are some articles about the challenges facing the grassroots urban 
farmers as corporate America sees the possibility in turning Detroit into a 
for-profit urban farm:

Detroit: Urban Laboratory and the New American Frontier
A description of the Hantz Project to turn 26 square miles of Detroit 
into a for-profit farm  

Also: 
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/01/future-farming-in-detroit.php
Food Among the Ruins  

...and many more that I just don't know about yet - perhaps others can add.  
Hope this gives fruitful beginnings,

Kris
Ann Arbor, MI


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I am a master's student trying to sort out her thesis. I was wondering if
anyone knows of any urban-ish agriculture projects that could use the work
of an MSc student, specifically with a modelling approach?

I know this is pretty vague, but I'm in the preliminary stages and am just
curious to know if anyone might have immediate suggestions!!!

Thanks!!!!!!

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Great pix of cool fungi.
http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2008/09/23/slime-molds/
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