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Barbers and landscapers join forces to transform vacant city lots

July 20, 2016

To work as a barber or a landscaper can mean a variety of things. To some, it can mean nothing more than a job, punch in and trim some hair, cut some lawns, and go home. To others, it’s more than a job but a craft, dutifully studied and skillfully executed. They’re the ones who can elevate these seemingly menial tasks into art.

A flourish to a hair cut or a landscaping job is not that different from one another. It’s this idea that has launched The Buzz, an innovative approach to address the city of Detroit’s vacant land management issues. The Buzz organizers have partnered local barbers and landscapers to creatively maintain overgrown vacant lots throughout the city.

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MJ Galbraith, July 18, 2016, Model D

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