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In a Yes Magazine article titled “Detroit’s Good Food Cure,” writer Larry Gabriel explores the community garden renaissance that is taking the city of Detroit by storm.

In a Yes Magazine article titled “Detroit’s Good Food Cure,” writer Larry Gabriel explores the community garden renaissance that is taking the city of Detroit by storm. 

According to the article, “There are more than 1,200 community gardens in Detroit — more per square mile and more per capita than in any other American city.” This little known fact about Motor City might take some by surprise, but it’s proving to be a model in giving access to fresh, local vegetables to urban cities and communities.
One of the groups championing the growth of community gardens is the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (DBCFSN). The coalition is working to build food security by promoting urban agriculture, healthy eating habits, and encouraging young people to get interested in agriculture and other food-related fields.
DBCFSN also runs D-Town Farm, a 7 acre site that has become a gardening haven in the city. D-Town sits on a former nursery tree lot in River Rouge Park and is one of the greenest areas in the city. In addition to the 1.5-acre vegetable garden, there’s also a small apple orchard, garlic plot, beds of salad greens and a plot of medicinal herbs.
Up to 30 volunteers come out to D-Town Farm each weekend to tackle various gardening chores like sowing, pruning, composting, harvesting and general property maintanence.
Volunteers say that the gardening experience has helped them to eat better and has had a positive impact on their overall health.
To learn more about D-Town Farm, visit http://dtownfarm.blogspot.com.

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D-Town Farm: DBCFSN Year End Solicitation Letter:   Dear Supporter of Food Justice: The Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (DBCFSN) has worked tirelessly for nearly sev...

Donate to DBCFSN! DBCFSN Year End Solicitation Letter.

 
Dear Supporter of Food Justice:

The Detroit Black Community

Food Security Network (DBCFSN) has worked tirelessly

for nearly seven years to contribute to the public dialogue about, and practice of, food security and food justice in Detroit. We continue to operate innovative programs that grow fresh produce, train urban farmers, sell food cooperatively, influence public policy, engage youth and address racism within the food system.

Among our many significant milestones achieved in 2012 were:

•          Completion of feasibility study for the expansion of our co-op buying club to a full service retail food co-op store

•          Installation of water lines and frost-free hydrants at D-Town Farm

•          Implementation of our first Summer Urban Ag Internship Program

•          Awarded a $10,000 grant from Food Co-op Initiative to conduct community education and engagement sessions on our food co-op

•          Expanded our 6^th Annual Harvest Festival to two days and featured keynotes by Urban Ag Guru Will Allen and Vegan Chef Bryant Terry

•          Received the James Beard Foundation Leadership Award

•          Provided leadership and helped to frame the issues in the struggle for land justice in Detroit

We are asking our friends and supporters to make a generous year-end donation to the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network to help us deepen and broaden our on-going work of building food justice, food security and food sovereignty for Detroiters.  We appreciate all donations from $10 to $10,000. DBCFSN is a 501c3 non-profit, so all donations are tax deductible. Your generous donation will help us continue making progress towards achieving our goals.

Donations can be made on-line at our website (www.detroitblackfoodsecurity.org), or can be mailed to:

Detroit Black Community Food Security Network

3800 Puritan

Detroit, MI 48238

We appreciate your support and look forward to the opportunity to continue serving our community in the upcoming year.

 Respectfully,

 Malik Yakini, Executive Director

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