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A few weeks ago I had the distinct pleasure of presenting on environment and media at Yale University’s New Horizons Conservation Conference, focused on diversity, equity and inclusion within the conservation field and assessing critical gaps.
On the shuttle from the airport to campus, I was surprised to see a fellow Detroiter – Dolores Perales, co-executive director of Cadillac Urban Gardens. I first met her a few years ago when I donated popsicles from JB’s Ice Pops to the garden’s annual fundraising party, made with basil from the farm.
We spent the weekend together and Perales gave me the latest updates on what’s happening at Cadillac Urban Gardens, like a new greenhouse! It’s an urban farm located in Southwest Detroit that grows 2.5 tons of produce each year and gives it all away to the community. You can show up almost any day of the week and a staff member will help you harvest what you want.
The one-acre garden was formerly a parking lot. It’s pretty cool and it’s located in a neighborhood with some of the highest rates of food insecurity in the city. The farm also has a variety of food programming to promote food sovereignty across generations.
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JB
- Five migrant Guatemalan workers say they were lured into forced farmwork labor in Michigan and denied pay.
- BUILD Institute and Michigan Good Food Fund are launching the FoodBiz Growth Lab, a 10-week program for food businesses.
- The Detroit Public Library and Craig’s Coffee are collaborating for a presentation and Q&A on the coffee ecosystem, featuring freshly brewed coffee.
- Work on a controversial new Chick-fil-A was halted after the demolition contractor did not give the required notice of work to nearby residents.
- Great Start Wayne Family Coalition and Keep Growing Detroit are hosting a summer family fun day on the farm.
- You have just a few days left to apply to be a vendor at the Northwest Detroit Farmers’ Market.
- Planet Detroit has a new series investigating how Michigan’s food waste system contributes to climate change through landfill methane emissions—and explores the local solutions that could turn the tide.
- Haraz Coffee is now open in Corktown.
- Avenue Grill is now open 24/7 on Gratiot.
The weekly schedule of pop-ups, food events and more. Click on the calendar below created by Bekah Galang.
- Detroit City Clubhouse is hiring a head chef.
- Condado Tacos is hiring a line cook.
- Plum Market is hiring a food service associate.