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Lessons from local Detroiters on ending food apartheid

The Detroit People’s Food Co-Op is a grocery cooperative owned by the community aiming to provide improved access to healthy food and food education to Detroit residents. Keep reading

Lessons from local Detroiters on ending food apartheid

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What is the nature prescription?

Spending time in nature has been shown to lower stress and improve wellbeing. Now, some doctors are using calendar leaflets to prescribe experiences in nature. Keep reading

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