From Salt City to Motor City

A tale of two cities

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More professional photo of one of my other favorite murals in Detroit

“Spreading the seeds for a more equal future”

By Carlos Alberto GH

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Window at Warda’s

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Solstice garden, Detroit

I was not able to give the garden the attention it needed in the spring, but hoping to dial in going forward.

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Maybe... can have shit in Detroit?

Historic wild rice restoration underway in the Detroit River: ‘Living tribute to the First Nations'

Historic wild rice restoration begins in Detroit River as tribal partners work to bring back sacred grain that disappeared from ancestral wa

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After three years our dogwood tree bloomed.

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First flower. Cayenne peppers :)

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It’s been a heavy and cold spring so things are slow to move in the garden. But they are rolling.

The best news is that the fig continues to grow AND the Persian cucumber seeds I saved last year from the ones my family sent are growing! They are out pacing the Michigan ones.

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Spotted at Beaverland Farms

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Beaverland Farms

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Blooms over time.

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More royal rain drops. I am really excited about them because last year an ill timed frost killed all the buds

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And the fig made it through another winter.

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Spring planting started and completed. A little late this year but the weather has been all over the place.

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Royal Raindrops Crabapple in bloom

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Warda Pâtisserie, Little Village & Mid-town locations.

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Rhubarb, earl grey scones (Sister Pie sweet scone recipe)

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As an attorney practicing farmworker law out of Detroit, I love this mural.