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In just a few weeks, applications will open for the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund, whose mission is to “rebuild inter-generational land ownership for Black Farmers in Detroit.”
Founded by the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, Oakland Avenue Urban Farm and Keep Growing Detroit in 2020, the fund has been providing financial and technical help to Black Detroit farmers to purchase land.
To date, the fund has helped 80 Black farmers in Detroit collectively purchase nearly 20 acres of land across the city and distributed a total of 239 awards.
The application opens June 19.
For the first time this year the fund is going on tour at local library branches to help get potential applicants ready and to answer questions about the program. The first stop was held last night at the Jefferson Branch.
Upcoming stops include: June 25 at Douglass Branch, July 7 at Parkman Branch, and July 23 at Edison Branch.
Learn more about the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund at their website and check out my 2022 article on it.
Dig In,
JB
- The Detroit Food Map project is looking for volunteer surveyors interested in access to food, healthy environments, and public health.
- Build Institute is hosting a roundtable for food and beverage entrepreneurs June 16.
- An investigation found that Kroger stores in multiple states including Michigan are tricking customers into paying more.
- Eastern Market’s popular VegFest featuring vegan food is this Sunday.
- Axios Detroit has a profile on the Detroit-based Rare Plant Fairy, which sells exotic plants to customers around the world.
- A gourmet toast, juice and coffee bar is opening this fall in Campus Martius.
- Sister Pie is pausing regular operations to rethink its business model.
- The Congregation is hosting a new Sunday house music series with rotating DJs called “Bagels & Beats.”
- Grobbel’s Garage is now open in Eastern Market.
- Public voting for the Hatch Detroit finalists, which includes two food businesses, is open Jun 2-June 11.
The weekly schedule of pop-ups, food events and more. Click on the calendar below created by Bekah Galang.
JB with food from Tacohibachi at Bryce Detroit’s annual “Memoryal Sunday Block Party.” Credit: Jordan Brooker
- Ladder 4 Wine Bar is hiring servers and server assistants.
- Cafe Sous Terre is hiring a chef and back of house manager
- Jordan’s Family Restaurant is hiring line cooks, ask inside for more information.