Keep Growing Detroit Farm
Farm · Eastern Market ·
Community farm offering education, seeds, plants, tool library
Community farm offering education, seeds, plants, tool library
"A community-focused urban-growing site at 3100 Orleans that hosted the five-course, plant-based fundraising popup on Oct. 8, serving as the venue for a film crew documenting food-justice issues as part of fundraising efforts for the forthcoming deli and marketplace." - Serena Maria Daniels
"At the headquarters and main teaching site I found that KDG Farms hosts about half of the Garden Resource Program classes and workshops, is where growers of all ages practice and hone their skills, and is the place where the Motown Music garlic seeds are grown. Classes and workshops are listed every two weeks and are promoted as a way to meet other growers—new gardeners can access about 20 to 25 other gardeners for hands-on help as they start their personal gardening journeys." - Darralynn Hutson
"An urban farm and program hub operating on a 1.3-acre Eastern Market lot is raising funds to buy the land outright to secure long-term food-sovereignty work across Detroit, Highland Park, and Hamtramck. The early-April campaign includes a dollar-for-dollar anonymous matching gift up to $20,000 available through Friday, April 30, and aims to protect and expand services that include the nationally recognized Garden Resource Program and Grown in Detroit, online produce ordering with curbside pickup, transplant distributions, and virtual cooking and education classes. Demand surged during COVID-19—resources were provided to nearly 2,000 urban farms and family gardens in 2020—and leadership helped establish the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund that raised $60,000 for local growers. Purchasing the Eastern Market parcel would enable permanent structures, additional greenhouse and high-tunnel capacity, and expanded food-distribution and training capacity so the organization can deepen its community roots amid ongoing local food-access challenges (a 2017 report estimated about 48% of city households lack adequate affordable nutritious food)." - Courtney Burk
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