Comments for Renovating the Rust Belt http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com Following the Transformation of the Rust Belt into the Green Belt Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:36:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on About this Blog by Jim Bates http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com/about/#comment-199 Jim Bates Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:36:07 +0000 #comment-199 Marc, You are right on about doing away with the redundancy in various forms such as the replication of services created by local autonomous governmental entities. As we find these entities going bankrupt because they can't afford to survive in this economy, this will provide an opportunity for more community involvement. I am intriqued by the Evergeeen Cooperatives and other development going on in Cleveland. Cooperatives can provide a means for people to become involved in their lives through participation. This participation can through simoultaneously encouraged cognitive (educational) development help people to develop both a "Sense of Place"and effective, efficient ways to achieve resource appreciation and management . Through interacting with each other with a new awareness of place, the various inefficiencies can be rooted out and replaced with cooperative program development that places value on people and other resources that was previosly taken for granted or generally just never even taken into account. I am from the Detroit /Flint area and having always been drawn to cooperative developments and am now more empowered to seek out individuals and entites that would help develop something similar to what the Evergreen Cooperatives are doing in Cleveland. Obviously both areas, just as all the individuals involved have unique resources, personalities and poentials to develop and share. I would look forward to the day when we can help each other grow new ideas and share resources as Great Lakes Neighbors. (Hey, wait a minute I guess that is what this post is doing in a small way). I am seriously considering a radtrip to visit Cleveland soon to witness first hand whats going on down there. Looking Forward, Jim Bates Marc,
You are right on about doing away with the redundancy in various forms such as the replication of services created by local autonomous governmental entities. As we find these entities going bankrupt because they can’t afford to survive in this economy, this will provide an opportunity for more community involvement. I am intriqued by the Evergeeen Cooperatives and other development going on in Cleveland. Cooperatives can provide a means for people to become involved in their lives through participation. This participation can through simoultaneously encouraged cognitive (educational) development help people to develop both a “Sense of Place”and effective, efficient ways to achieve resource appreciation and management . Through interacting with each other with a new awareness of place, the various inefficiencies can be rooted out and replaced with cooperative program development that places value on people and other resources that was previosly taken for granted or generally just never even taken into account.
I am from the Detroit /Flint area and having always been drawn to cooperative developments and am now more empowered to seek out individuals and entites that would help develop something similar to what the Evergreen Cooperatives are doing in Cleveland. Obviously both areas, just as all the individuals involved have unique resources, personalities and poentials to develop and share. I would look forward to the day when we can help each other grow new ideas and share resources as Great Lakes Neighbors. (Hey, wait a minute I guess that is what this post is doing in a small way).
I am seriously considering a radtrip to visit Cleveland soon to witness first hand whats going on down there.
Looking Forward,
Jim Bates

]]> Comment on GreenLight Zine’s Release Party Tonight! by Marianne Eppig http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/greenlight-zines-release-party-tonight/#comment-189 Marianne Eppig Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:03:27 +0000 http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com/?p=398#comment-189 Hey Kyle - Great to hear from you and thank you so much! Things have been really busy around here and there are more initiatives than I can possibly keep up with, but I love it. I'm now on the Steering Committee for Sustainable Cleveland 2019, so let me know if you want an update on any of the proceedings. How's school going? Have you decided on a major? Best wishes and see you soon, Marianne Hey Kyle –
Great to hear from you and thank you so much! Things have been really busy around here and there are more initiatives than I can possibly keep up with, but I love it. I’m now on the Steering Committee for Sustainable Cleveland 2019, so let me know if you want an update on any of the proceedings.

How’s school going? Have you decided on a major?

Best wishes and see you soon,
Marianne

]]> Comment on GreenLight Zine’s Release Party Tonight! by Kyle Poyar http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/greenlight-zines-release-party-tonight/#comment-188 Kyle Poyar Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:50:43 +0000 http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com/?p=398#comment-188 Hey Marianne, Just had a chance to get up to speed with your blog. Love love love it! Keep up the great work and hope to see you over Winter Break! Kyle Hey Marianne,

Just had a chance to get up to speed with your blog. Love love love it! Keep up the great work and hope to see you over Winter Break!

Kyle

]]> Comment on “I will stay if…” by Cory http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/i-will-stay-if/#comment-183 Cory Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:06:37 +0000 http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com/?p=389#comment-183 I will stay if it stops snowing I will stay if it stops snowing

]]> Comment on About the Author by Marianne Eppig http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com/about-the-author/#comment-182 Marianne Eppig Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:21:58 +0000 http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com/?page_id=21#comment-182 Thanks, Cory ;) You're a gem. Thanks, Cory ;) You’re a gem.

]]> Comment on About the Author by Cory http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com/about-the-author/#comment-181 Cory Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:16:12 +0000 http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com/?page_id=21#comment-181 Hi. I love your blog. A lot. Hi. I love your blog. A lot.

]]> Comment on Youngstown, Ohio by Cory http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/youngstown-ohio/#comment-180 Cory Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:15:12 +0000 http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com/?p=348#comment-180 I like the dramatic music I like the dramatic music

]]> Comment on The Great Lakes Brewing Company: A Cleveland Ecosystem by Marianne Eppig http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/the-great-lakes-brewing-company-a-cleveland-ecosystem/#comment-171 Marianne Eppig Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:16:01 +0000 http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com/?p=311#comment-171 Hi Brandon, Thanks for reading! I was primarily focused on their sustainability strategies while I was interviewing one of the owners, so I didn't ask about their marketing practices. If I were to take a stab at it, I would guess that their key challenge would be the recession, their competitors would be other micro-breweries and breweries in general, and their main motive would be to run a successful business. As I wrote in the article, they (and I) believe that their focus on environmental, social and economic sustainability enhances the success of their business. I hope that helps and please continue to let me know what you think! Marianne Hi Brandon,
Thanks for reading! I was primarily focused on their sustainability strategies while I was interviewing one of the owners, so I didn’t ask about their marketing practices.

If I were to take a stab at it, I would guess that their key challenge would be the recession, their competitors would be other micro-breweries and breweries in general, and their main motive would be to run a successful business.

As I wrote in the article, they (and I) believe that their focus on environmental, social and economic sustainability enhances the success of their business.

I hope that helps and please continue to let me know what you think!
Marianne

]]> Comment on The Great Lakes Brewing Company: A Cleveland Ecosystem by Brandon http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/the-great-lakes-brewing-company-a-cleveland-ecosystem/#comment-170 Brandon Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:30:51 +0000 http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com/?p=311#comment-170 Great Read. Thank you. By chance did you learn anything about their marketing practices? What are their challenges, competitors, motives? Great Read. Thank you.
By chance did you learn anything about their marketing practices?
What are their challenges, competitors, motives?

]]> Comment on The 2009 Bioneers Conference in Cleveland by Marianne Eppig http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/the-2009-bioneers-conference-in-cleveland/#comment-165 Marianne Eppig Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:31:14 +0000 http://renovatingtherustbelt.wordpress.com/?p=368#comment-165 I would like to go, but I'm going to be in Chicago next weekend :) If you can't make it to the event, then you can watch the national plenary speakers online here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bioneers/11024050756?v=wall&ref=search. I would like to go, but I’m going to be in Chicago next weekend :) If you can’t make it to the event, then you can watch the national plenary speakers online here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bioneers/11024050756?v=wall&ref=search.

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