Overheard conversations this week @SELMA:

The lecture given at Rackham by Micheal H. Shuman, author of “The Small-mart Revolution”, and why there was a lack of City Counsel representatives attending.

E. F. Schumacher and the use of  local currency to support money staying in the community.

The Grameen Foundation,  microfinancing,  and it’s value in local community.

How wonderful to have the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market open on Wednesdays again.

Chicken tractors, and how to build them.

Along with the delicious food cooked up this week by our friends Kim Bayer and Ali Asad-Lotia, including asparagus quiche with hoop house greens and warm bread pudding with a rhubarb sauce, there was lots of conversation and discussion about the issues that bring us together every week at our morning gathering.

Kim and Ali were supported in the kitchen by Amber Webster, Kerby Smithson, Susie and Emily Baity Stearns, and Joanna Campbell.  Friday morning help came from newbies Anita Shaubach, Brad Wicklund, Riva Jewell-Vitale, Michael Columbino, with Amber Webster and Susie Baity Stearns coming back for more.  Please let me know if I forgot anyone!

With beautiful weather adding to the morning fun, it was a pleasure to see so many friends coming over on bicycles and on foot.  Nice to keep that going!

Next week our friend Max Sussman comes back for more with some great food.  Remember, if you’d like to join us some Friday soon, and you haven’t been to our house before, be sure to contact me so that I can personally invite you to Friday Mornings @SELMA.  ~Lisa