BridgeDetroit food reporter Jena Brooker has the latest stats on food and farming systems in Detroit.
Jena Brooker
Jena is a 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.
Dearborn steel company to pay $100 million in violations settlement with EPA
The agreement also requires Cleveland-Cliffs to provide local residents with indoor air purifiers.
JB’s Bites: Detroit’s grill culture
BridgeDetroit food reporter Jena Brooker teamed with WDET to uplift some of Detroit’s streetside grillers.
Smoking meats on Detroit’s streets
A look at a few of Detroit’s informal pop-ups, and the man behind it all.
Shell Shock’d Tacos opens for carry out in Cass Corridor
The Detroit-style taco spot will be open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays with a limited menu.
JB’s Bites: Detroit’s Black-owned grocery store
BridgeDetroit food reporter Jena Brooker has details on the opening of a long-awaited Black-owned grocery store in Detroit, weekend pop-ups and other food news.
Detroit’s new Black-owned grocery store aims to improve food access
Long-awaited Neighborhood Grocery in Jefferson Chalmers on the city’s east side is providing vital food access.
Detroit officials push for right to ban single-use plastics
The city’s Green Task Force hopes to ultimately ban plastic bags. Restaurant industry reps say not so fast.
JB’s Bites: Community Apple Pressing
BridgeDetroit food reporter Jena Brooker has some advice on what you can do this fall with leftover apples.
Devastating floods leave Detroiters with toxic mold
The majority of Detroit homes that flood face an equally insidious threat in the aftermath: black mold.