Quackgrass. There, I said it. Quackgrass is the archnemesis of our vegetable garden. It's everywhere, and there is likely no getting rid of it. That's not pessimism, that's reality. There is only managing and staying a step ahead of it. Due to the insatiable nature of...
A BIG Dawn Farm thank you to Circle K International at the University of Michigan for volunteering with us on Saturday to help spruce up the Farm! If you have a group that would like to do a volunteer project with us, contact Megan at 734.485.8725 or...
We are pleased to announce that Dawn Farm has been selected as a Detroit Free Press Top Workplace for the fifth consecutive year. We ranked #21 in the small business category. The Top Workplaces are determined based solely on employee feedback. The employee survey is...
40 years of community It was 1973. My friend Gary Archie had an idea. Sober since 1966, Gary had met some folks from Quebec who had started a small therapeutic community outside of Montreal—and Gary wanted to do the same. Gary picked up Jack Scholtus and me (pictured...
singing about freedom Keri grew up in a close, creative family. From an early age, music was there. "I think I started performing when I was in preschool," she remembers. She had real talent, everyone saw it. But when Keri was 15 years old, she took a sip of alcohol...
We've been doing a lot of work with the Delonis Center this year. Their workers have been coming to Spera to help enroll our clients in the Washtenaw Health Plan. We've been going there to provide recovery support. Some of their staff have also made time to attend...
When families are faced with addiction, hope can feel completely out of reach. But hope is real, and help is ready"”at Dawn Farm. At the Farm, thousands of men and women have found compassionate care, professional treatment and the recovering peer support they need to...
The best summary we've found on the subject was written by our friend Bill White. It can be found here. Some of the highlights are below: Participation in 12-step programs has been linked to improved long-term recovery rates of adolescents with substance use...
We have heard from helping professionals, university faculty and others that twelve step programs "don't work for women," "are bad for women," "do women an injustice," etc. Is this true? The reality is that research does not support this position. Several abstracts...
Dawn Farm works closely with our local domestic violence programs. We want to ensure that survivors of domestic violence achieve safety and sobriety and we want to help men who batter create accountable relationships that are consistent with the principles of...
Dawn Farm is passionate about helping addicts find recovery and we have been doing it for a long time. Over the years we've learned a thing or two. We've also watched addiction treatment change--some of it good, a lot of it terrible. Here are some of the positions...
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) AA in Washtenaw County AA in Livingston County AA in Metro-Detroit Narcotics Anonymous Narcotics Anonymous in Michigan Narcotics Anonymous in Washtenaw County SMART Recovery Women for Sobriety For family and friends Love First "“ Our friends...