Permaculture, Fruit Trees, and the "Motor City": Facilitating Eco-Identity and Community Development in Detroit, Michigan

What are the important factors that contribute to a fulfilled and meaningful life? Recent research has shifted from a focus on extrinsic factors to intrinsic factors. In recent years, psychologists have considered social, environmental, and ecologically "green" activities such as recycling and community gardening as having an important positive influence on both how we view our environment and how we engage and interact with others.