On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, The War and Treaty join us in the studio, recorded when they were in the state for some “homecoming shows.” Michael and Tanya Trotter have been WDET favorites since they were living in Albion, making their debut in 2017.

Also this week, cool archived performances from Sting, Indigo Girls, the late Guy Clark and more.

See the playlist below and listen to the episodes on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Acoustic Café Playlist for May 4, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Save It For Later” – Eddie Vedder
• “Come Out Of My Blues” – Sierra Hull
• “Blue Embers” – The Head & The Heart
• “Can’t Have It All” – Leon Bridges
• “What Are You Like” – Indigo Girls (2009 in-studio performance)
  
• “Shame On The Moon” – Willie Nelson
  
• “Home” – The War & Treaty (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “Drink From Me” – The War & Treaty (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “What To Make Of Me” – Olive Klug
• “Once More With Caution” – Guy Clark
• “The Cape” – Guy & Travis Clark (1995 in-studio performance)
  
• “Breakdown” – Penny & Sparrow
• “Changed” – Valerie June
• “You Without Me” – Brandi Carlile (w/Elton John???)
• “North Side Gal” – Alison Krauss & Union Station
• “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” – Sting (2024 in-studio performance)
  
• “I’m Getting Ready” – Seth Walker
  
• “The Rest of Me” – Michael Kiwanuka
  
• “Carry On” – Mumford & Sons
  
• “Silk & Petals” – Amythyst Kiah (2025 in-studio performance)
• “Are You ready to Love Me” – The War & Treaty (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)
• “Gospel Medley/Down To The River” – The War & Treaty (Acoustic Café in-studio guest)

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About 30% of the food supply in the U.S. goes to waste, according to the USDA. Most of the time, food scraps end up in the sink or the garbage. But there’s something else you can do with your food scraps. 

Depending on where you live, it might be a program in your city, something that’s similar to recycling or trash collection. We’re talking about composting — the process of turning old food and yard waste into nutrient-rich compost.

Bill Whitley is the president of Spurt Industries. His company manages a multi-city composting program that includes operating a large compost yard in Rochester Hills. Spurt was hired by a municipal corporation called the Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority (SOCRRA) that manages waste and recycling for 12 communities in Oakland County. The arrangement started March 31. 

Michael Edwards is the CEO and co-founder of Midtown Composting. They’ve been operating a compost service in the Midtown neighborhood since 2015.

Whitley and Edwards both joined The Metro on Tuesday to discuss the different options available to metro Detroit residents looking to compost at home.

We also asked listeners:

“What are you doing to get your garden beds ready? Does compost make it into the mix?”

John from Detroit said: “ I want to shout out to all my east side composters. We compost at Freedom Growers, we compost up at Sanctuary Farms, which is Mack and Lake View, and then the ECN, Eastside Community Network, has a composting situation there. And we are trying to convince the city to go with curbside composting sooner than later.”

Use the media player above to hear the full conversation.

More stories from The Metro on Tuesday, April 8:

• Detroit’s oldest choir has a new director
• Investigation probes unprecedented number of journalists killed in Gaza
• ‘Jazz-A-Bet’ book bridges music history and children’s literature

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