FUN FACT: Michigan is the country’s No. 1 producer of asparagus.
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If you live in Corktown, you may be wondering why an orange box on wheels is roaming around the neighborhood.
It’s an autonomous robot that picks up food scraps from homes and transports them to Brother Nature, a neighborhood farm where they are turned into compost.
The project is led by Scrap Soils, a nonprofit composting service in Detroit.
Composting is a good way to eliminate harmful greenhouse gas emissions created when food is thrown in the trash and sent to landfills. Since 2020, a Scrap Soils has collected food scraps from homes and businesses to compost via truck, which creates greenhouse gasses itself.
But in June, the company began its robot to see whether it can cut down on the emissions associated with its business. The team is hopeful that it will.
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- Several groups working on food sovereignty were recipients of $115,000 awarded by Design Core Detroit to community sustainability projects.
- The Metro Times investigated whether Dutch Girl Donuts still taste the same after reopening – they do.
- Effin Egg is opening in the former Treat Dreams location in Midtown.
Thurs., July 4:
Pink Flamingo, 2746 Vermont St. 6-10 p.m.
Fri., July 5:
Randos Sandos at Brewery Faisan, 1087 Beaufait St. 5-8 p.m.
Sat., July 6:
Nepantla at Brewery Faisan, 1087 Beaufait St. 5-9 p.m.
Tues., July 9:
Martes Market at The Congregation, 9321 Rosa Parks Blvd. 4-8 p.m.
Nepantla at Cold Truth, 4240 Cass Ave. 5-9 p.m.
Wed., July 10:
Konjo Me at TechTown, 440 Burroughs St. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Street Beet at 2545 Bagley St. 5-10 p.m.
