{"id":1621,"date":"2017-12-19T10:49:47","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T15:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnackley.com\/?p=1621"},"modified":"2017-12-19T10:53:30","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T15:53:30","slug":"jad171219","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnackley.com\/jad171219\/","title":{"rendered":"Guerrila Orchards in SF. AgriHoods in Detroit. Augmented Reality Climbing. &#8211; Dispatch 12-19-2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><strong>Here are links and notes from the Dispatch for Dec 19, 2017. You can catch the live broadcast on my <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/johnjackley\">Facebook account<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Welcome to Dispatch where I bring you news and information about real food, tech, and random cool stuff that you can use to improve yourself, your business, your world, and have fun doing it.<\/p>\n<h2>Today&#8217;s Stories<\/h2>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_98766\"  width=\"1080\" height=\"608\"  data-origwidth=\"1080\" data-origheight=\"608\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zIdQ2wASd2c?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<p>Trees in cities are often selected for beauty and low maintenance, not for food production. These <a href=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/guerrilla-grafters-secretly-graft-fruit-bearing-branches-onto-san-francisco-trees\/\">industrious tree tenders in San Francisco are making sterile fruit trees productive again<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"site-name\">Seeing the growing interest in farming by young people, the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture <a href=\"https:\/\/pasafarming.org\/about\/meet-our-members\/new-formal-apprenticeship-for-vegetable-farmers\">announces a new intership program for vegatable farmers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit is among many cities benefiting from the growing urban agriculture movement. <a href=\"https:\/\/detroit.curbed.com\/2016\/12\/1\/13807672\/urban-agrihood-detroit-mufi\">Michigan Urban Farming Initiative plans an AgriHood in North Detroit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Friend Solomon Amuzu runs an urban farm in Accra, Ghana, <a href=\"https:\/\/foodtank.com\/news\/2017\/12\/accras-growing-green-movement\/\">supplying produce to local restaraunts and residents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Combining two essential needs, energy and water, <a href=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/new-rooftop-solar-hydropanels-harvest-drinking-water-and-energy-at-the-same-time\/\">this new solar panel system<\/a> stack two functions in one system.<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for a gift for a book lover, here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2017\/12\/01\/our-favorite-food-and-farming-books-of-2017\/\">list compiled by Civil Eats<\/a>. There is something for everyone, from recipes to activism to practical help in farming.<\/p>\n<p>For my random cool stuff today, I love this <a href=\"http:\/\/augmentedclimbing.com\">augmented reality climbing wall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>What Cool News are YOU Finding (or Creating)?<\/h3>\n<p>Sent me a note at john@Johnackley.com and let me know what you&#8217;ve found or created and I&#8217;ll share it here.<\/p>\n<h3>Please Get My Newsletter<\/h3>\n<p>If you like the Dispatch, you&#8217;ll love my weekly newsletter. Sign up <a href=\"http:\/\/johnackley.com\/newsletter\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are links and notes from the Dispatch for Dec 19, 2017. You can catch the live broadcast on my Facebook account. 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