Composting in Detroit is limited, and some businesses that use compostable products don’t have the means or knowledge to properly dispose of them.
Jena Brooker
Jena is BridgeDetroit's environmental reporter, covering everything from food and agricultural to pollution to climate change.
She was a 2022 Data Fellow at the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism where she produced award-winning coverage on the automotive industry in Detroit and environmental racism. She was also a Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellow in 2022 through CASW, AHCJ, and SEJ. Before joining BridgeDetroit she covered environmental issues across the Midwest as a Reporting Fellow for the national online news platform Grist Magazine.
Jena has a Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies from the University of Michigan. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, Mother Jones, Salon, Slate, Grist, Next City, Chalkbeat, Planet Detroit, and others.
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JB’s Bites: Get gardening, Detroit!
The sun is out and the growing season is on its way. Jena shares some resources to get going. Plus, the latest food news and events.
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JB’s Bites: Vámonos brings ‘third place’ wellness to Southwest Detroit
Jena shares El Central’s feature on a health and wellness hub in Southwest Detroit. Plus, the latest Detroit food news, pop-ups and more.
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Philly pizzeria staffed by formerly incarcerated teases Detroit location
Down North Pizza employs formerly incarcerated individuals while providing culinary career opportunities at a fair wage.
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JB’s Bites: Moondog Cafe opens
The small listening lounge and concert cafe features a lot of Detroit talent and experimental music, in addition to so many other kinds of events.
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Moondog Cafe’s grand opening brings experimental music to Detroit’s west side
The listening lounge and concert cafe for Detroit’s music creatives and community opens April 5 with an all-day celebration.
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JB’s Bites: Stewarding Michigan’s manoomin
Jena writes about a new plan to protect the state’s native grain. Plus, she has the latest food news, pop-ups and jobs.
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Groups fight to preserve future of Michigan’s indigenous wild rice
To aid in restoration across the state, the Michigan Wild Rice Initiative, comprising tribes indigenous to the Great Lakes region, state officials, and academic experts, created a stewardship plan.
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Residents with Detroit skyline tattoos react to RenCen demo plans
BridgeDetroit spoke with several Detroiters about why they got tattoos of the Detroit skyline and their thoughts on a partial demolition of the RenCen. One of the site’s seven towers went up for auction Monday.
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JB’s Bites: Carols Parisi’s Detroit food finds
JB talks with Carlos Parisi, a Detroit entrepreneur known for documenting his Detroit food experiences on social media. Plus the latest food news, pop-ups and careers.