Ed Mullen

Testing a trail

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test area

Michigan Feral Swine

Ed Mullen

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I care a lot about food issues. I favor small, local farms producing regionally appropriate vegetables and animals over Big Ag and industrial food systems. So when I first heard about the fight over the Michigan Department of Natural Resources outlawing "heritage breeds" of pigs being raised by small farmers, I was upset. I believe in the value of small farms and heritage breeds. But as I dug into the issue, I found it to be a confusing mixed of political ideologies.

test trail

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here

Emerging Ideas on the Content Container

Ed Mullen

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There has been a lot of talk lately about the limits of our traditional content container, the article. So ingrained is the basic concept that it becomes really challenging to move beyond it's constrains. There are two 'big content problems' I think about regularly. Creating systems for connecting content from across the Web to tell meaningful stories is at the heart of MixTrail. On the flip side is creating forms that make content more useful and accessible. This trail focuses more on the second side of the issue, looking at a number of viewpoints on how and why the article should change.

Sample screencast

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tete

Community Groups Shaping Jersey City

Ed Mullen

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I moved to Jersey City in 2004 from New York City, right across the Hudson River. My wife and I moved here because we wanted more space and JC allowed us to get a place that was much larger than what we could afford in the City. Moving to JC was not without its downsides, but the most positive thing we found was that Jersey City was much more human-scale than NYC. Not surprising, but it wasnâ??t something we thought much about. Jersey City has about 300,000 residents. Of those 300,000, there seems to a handful of people who are really active trying to improve Jersey City, making it greener. More livable. More pleasant. And at this size, thatâ??s possible. We found that if you want to work for it, you can make a difference. You can join a group, make some noise, and even get heard by the city government. This trail explores a few of the groups who are working, and succeeding, at making Jersey City a nicer place to live. If youâ??re new to JC, get involved with one of these groups. If youâ??ve lived here for a while, get involved. Itâ??s our home. Itâ??s ours to improve.

Community Groups Shaping Jersey City

Ed Mullen

I moved to Jersey City in 2004 from New York City, right across the Hudson River. My wife and I moved here because we wanted more space and JC allowed us to get a place that was much larger than what we could afford in the City.

Community Groups Shaping Jersey City

Ed Mullen

I moved to Jersey City in 2004 from New York City, right across the Hudson River. My wife and I moved here because we wanted more space and JC allowed us to get a place that was much larger than what we could afford in the City. Moving to JC was not without its downsides, but the most positive thing we found was that Jersey City was much more human-scale than NYC. Not surprising, but it wasnâ??t something we thought much about. Jersey City has about 300,000 residents. Of those 300,000, there seems to a handful of people who are really active trying to improve Jersey City, making it greener. More livable. More pleasant. And at this size, thatâ??s possible. We found that if you want to work for it, you can make a difference. You can join a group, make some noise, and even get heard by the city government. This trail explores a few of the groups who are working, and succeeding, at making Jersey City a nicer place to live. If youâ??re new to JC, get involved with one of these groups. If youâ??ve lived here for a while, get involved. Itâ??s our home. Itâ??s ours to improve.

Community Groups Shaping Jersey City

Ed Mullen

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I moved to Jersey City in 2004 from New York City, right across the Hudson River. My wife and I moved here because we wanted more space and JC allowed us to get a place that was much larger than what we could afford in the City. Moving to JC was not without its downsides, but the most positive thing we found was that Jersey City was much more human-scale than NYC. Not surprising, but it wasnâ??t something we thought much about. Jersey City has about 300,000 residents. Of those 300,000, there seems to a handful of people who are really active trying to improve Jersey City, making it greener. More livable. More pleasant. And at this size, thatâ??s possible. We found that if you want to work for it, you can make a difference. You can join a group, make some noise, and even get heard by the city government. This trail explores a few of the groups who are working, and succeeding, at making Jersey City a nicer place to live. If youâ??re new to JC, get involved with one of these groups. If youâ??ve lived here for a while, get involved. Itâ??s our home. Itâ??s ours to improve.

Community Groups Shaping Jersey City

Ed Mullen

7 stepstotal

I moved to Jersey City in 2004 from New York City, right across the Hudson River. My wife and I moved here because we wanted more space and JC allowed us to get a place that was much larger than what we could afford in the City. Moving to JC was not without its downsides, but the most positive thing we found was that Jersey City was much more human-scale than NYC. Not surprising, but it wasnâ??t something we thought much about. Jersey City has about 300,000 residents. Of those 300,000, there seems to a handful of people who are really active trying to improve Jersey City, making it greener. More livable. More pleasant. And at this size, thatâ??s possible. We found that if you want to work for it, you can make a difference. You can join a group, make some noise, and even get heard by the city government. This trail explores a few of the groups who are working, and succeeding, at making Jersey City a nicer place to live. If youâ??re new to JC, get involved with one of these groups. If youâ??ve lived here for a while, get involved. Itâ??s our home. Itâ??s ours to improve.