Detroit: 1st U.S. Urban Agrihood
The agrihood isn’t new, but they’re all suburban developments. Detroit’s new sustainable urban agrihood, however, is far removed from the suburbs. In fact, it’s in a re-emerging frontier known as the city’s North End district. Few homes left standing in the 4 immediate blocks surrounding the Michigan Urban Farming Initiative (MUFI) are occupied. Many appear beyond repair. But there is change […]
Growtown: Detroit’s Urban Farming Legacy
It’s the opposite of the blues, and driven by a power that has nothing to do with engines. Motown has come full circle, the birthplace of the urban farming for food desert relief returns to it’s roots in a really big way. There’s a really massive farm under development in the heart of the city – the next step in Detroit’s […]