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Moross Greenway Project aims to revitalize main thoroughfare

December 1, 2015 • Leave a Comment

The Moross Greenway Project has broken ground on its plan to landscape and revitalize seven islands on Moross Road on Detroit‘s Eastside, between St. John Hospital and the I-94 service drive. The $600,000 project is the culmination of nearly six years of design work, planning and fundraising. “Moross Road is a main thoroughfare, with more than 19,000 vehicles travelling daily between I-94 and Mack Avenue,” said Tim Killeen, Wayne County Commissioner and Vice President of the Moross Greenway Project. “We are pleased to be at the forefront of the revitalization of this Detroit gateway.”

“St. John Providence Health System is a major supporter of our Project,” continued Sheila O’Hara, Project President. “As one of the largest employers in the City of Detroit, it attracts thousands of patients and their families each day. Given all these visitors and hospital employees who travel Moross, the Greenway will give a strong positive impression of the neighborhood and city in general.”

The Moross Greenway Project, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, is a collaborative effort of volunteer residents of the City of Detroit and its suburban neighborhoods. The project involves the planting of 115 trees, 500 shrubs, and 9,700 native perennial plants. For more information, visit www.morossgreenway.org.

European Experts Don’t Agree On Risks of Glyphosate

November 24, 2015 • Leave a Comment

The Salt at NPR:

Glyphosate, widely known by its trade name, Roundup, probably gets more attention than any other herbicide. It’s one of world’s most-used weedkillers, and it is also closely linked to the growth of genetically modified crops.

Monsanto invented Roundup, and also invented crops that grow well when it’s used on them. Farmers find that combination almost irresistible.

So in March, when the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classified glyphosate as a probably carcinogen, it set off a furor. Monsanto was outraged, and vociferously questioned the IARC’s judgement. Opponents of GMOs welcomed the agency’s conclusion as a scientific validation of their cause.

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Longwood Gardens grows the largest mum outside of Asia

November 11, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Longwood Gardens, in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, has unveiled the largest mum ever grown outside of Asia: the Thousand Bloom Chrysanthemum. This amazing plant features 1,509 uniform blooms on ONE plant. The Thousand Bloom is a highlight of the annual Chrysanthemum Festival at Longwood Gardens.

Called the Thousand Bloom, the plant derives its name from the ambitious goal of cultivating a single plant to produce as many perfectly placed blooms as possible. This ancient technique, known in Japan as Ozukuri, originated hundreds of years ago in Asia and is the most exacting and challenging of all chrysanthemum training styles. Longwood’s Thousand Bloom measures an impressive 12 feet wide and nearly 8 feet tall and took 18 months of careful nurturing and training to grow into its final form.

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