Hamtown Farms to bear rare fruit trees
We’ve been following the progress of this Hamtramck tree planting project for the past month or so, and we’re happy to see that the ground-breaking of Hamtown Farms was a success. Check out this excerpt:
Dozens of hands dug, pulled, rolled, shoveled and tamped the rock-hard earth in the hopes of eventually harvesting a pawpaw orchard, hazelnut bushes and vegetables near the flowers and open space of Michigan’s most densely packed city.
Wow, love that description, by Detroit Free Press staff writer Megha Satyanarayana. And the picture of cool Mayor Karen Majewski, ready to dig in. Read more here.
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