Hi Rachael and All!
I am brand new here and, yes, I live in Detroit proper.
I am also looking for like-minded individuals with whom to trade ideas, equipment, skills, work, etc. Although I live in Detroit, I recently acquired a house in Inkster at the tax auction. It's an anomaly—a small farmhouse with a well and septic tank (that don't work!) in the middle of the city on a quarter-acre lot. Anyway, I am hoping to fix it up (it needs work from top to bottom), in an eco-friendly way, on a shoestring budget. Specifically, I'd like to cob the interior/exterior/floor, possibly thatch the roof, and build a couple of cob outbuildings, including a garage/workshop. I'm at the beginning of this journey, so I don't even really know where to start. Nevertheless, I am putting my wish out into the universe, in hopes of finding a few others who are interested in learning with me. Alternatively, I'd love to provide the site/project for a natural building workshop.
I'll be posting my wish in a few other related forums, as my post here is really a reply to let the world know that there are other Detroiters interested in permaculture and sustainable living.
Best,
Wendy
