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Archive for the ‘Working Groups’ Category
Posted on July 14, 2010, 5:32 pm, by The Grand Vision.
The Michigan By Rail Public Forum takes place Thursday, July 22 from 7-9 PM at the Civic Center in Traverse City. It will describe Michigan’s current railroad system, funding required to improve or expand it, and a big picture vision for a modern Michigan high-speed rail system.
An interactive rail mapping session will anchor the forum; [...]
Posted on July 2, 2010, 5:16 pm, by The Grand Vision.
The Growth & Investment Areas and Transportation/ Transit Working Groups are co-hosting an informational forum from Mark VanderKlipp of Corbin Design to learn more about regional wayfinding and coordinated signage, especially as it relates to bus stops. The forum will be held at the NMC University Center, Room 207 on Wednesday, July 28th from [...]
Posted on April 22, 2010, 2:50 pm, by The Grand Vision.
The Grand Vision Citizen Action Expo takes place on Monday, May 10th at Northwest Michigan College's Hagerty Center in Traverse City from 5:30 – 7:30 PM.
We invite you to attend and to share it with your friends, family and co-workers.
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Posted on April 9, 2010, 9:13 am, by The Grand Vision.
Please note: Click here for more info on the Food and Farming Network and post-summit news.
This is our blog from the Farm Route To Prosperity Summit. We have photos, videos and more! We were there all day and there is a lot of good reading ahead!
9:13am – What a spring morning! Snowy and slick roads, [...]
Posted on April 2, 2010, 11:22 am, by The Grand Vision.
One of the six guiding principles of the Grand Vision is to encourage local food, farming and rural development as a vital part of our economy, culture and identity.
And one week from today (April 9th), food enthusiasts, farm and food businesses, agricultural agencies and Grand Traverse region residents will come together for the 2nd annual [...]
Tags: agriculture, community support agriculture, CSA, Farm Route To Prosperity, Farmers, Food & Farming, food and farming, Food and Farming Network, Food Summit, foodies, local agriculture, local food
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Posted on March 29, 2010, 11:39 am, by The Grand Vision.
The Grand Vision guiding principle in regards to agriculture is to encourage local food, farming and rural development as a vital part of our economy, culture and identity.
To that end, the Grand Vision Food and Farming working group (also known as the Food and Farming network) have invited two titans of the sustainable agriculture movement [...]
Tags: agriculture, Antrim, Benzie, Farmers, Food & Farming, food and farming, Food and Farming Network, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Kent Whealey, Land Institute, Leelanau, local food, SEEDS, Sustainable Agriculture, Wes Jackson, Wexford
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Posted on March 25, 2010, 12:38 pm, by The Grand Vision.
One of the six guiding principles of the Grand Vision is to encourage local food, farming and rural development as a vital part of our economy, culture and identity.
On April 9th, food enthusiasts, farm and food businesses, agricultural agencies and Grand Traverse region residents will come together for the 2nd annual Farm Route to Prosperity [...]
Tags: agriculture, Antrim, Benzie, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, Farm, Farm Route To Prosperity Summit, Food & Farming, food and farming, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, local food, Wexford
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Posted on March 11, 2010, 2:50 pm, by The Grand Vision.
This year, go green on St. Patrick's day in a different way. With green energy.
The Grand Vision Energy Working Group will host a Renewable Energy forum on March 17.
It starts at 7pm and will be held at the Traverse Area District Library.
Michigan currently receives only 3% of its electricity from renewable energy. By law, electricity [...]
Tags: Alternative Energy, Antrim, Benzie, Cadillac, conservation, energy efficiency, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Solar, Traverse City, Wexford, Wind Power
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Posted on February 22, 2010, 3:17 pm, by The Grand Vision.
When it comes to energy, it is easy to find information on the problems: fossil fuel supplies, national security, air quality, environmental impacts, rising costs. And when you start to really delve into the details, there can arise this overwhelming sense of dread. What are we going to do in the face of disappearing fossil [...]
Tags: Alternative Energy, alternative fuels, Ann Arbor Energy Office, bio-digesters, Clean Cities, David Konkle, Energy, Grand Vision, LEDS, solar energy, solar heaters, transit, wind turbines
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Posted on February 18, 2010, 7:06 pm, by The Grand Vision.
Welcome to the Live Blog of the Grand Vision Energy Forum at the NMC Hagerty Center in Traverse City, Michigan.
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6:06pm – Good crowd has turned [...]
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