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The Metro: She says Detroit’s food problem isn’t about donations. It’s about who owns the system

Robyn Vincent, The Metro February 24, 2026

Part of the affordability crisis hitting American families is happening on our plates. One local wholesale distributor says multiple factors...

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The Metro: Enthusiasm is high for Detroit’s composting pilot program

The Metro, David Leins August 25, 2025

Roughly one-third of food grown on U.S. farms never gets eaten. For many Detroiters, food insecurity is a daily concern....

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The Metro: Detroit animal keeping ordinance aims to promote food sovereignty

The Metro, Sam Corey, Lauren Myers February 12, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The city of Detroit passed a new animal husbandry ordinance in...

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There has been a significant increase in Detroit-based growers at Eastern Market since 2020, according to the Detroit Food Policy Council's latest Food Metrics Report.
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Detroit Today: A new way to think about food security in Detroit

Detroit Today December 18, 2023

Food insecurity continues to be a problem in Detroit, with roughly 69% of households identified as food insecure in 2021,...

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FILE - Keep Growing Detroit's urban farm near Eastern Market.
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Detroit Today: Longtime activist named city’s first director of urban agriculture

Detroit Today October 9, 2023

Last month, Detroit Major Mike Duggan named longtime urban farming activist Tepfirah Rushdan as the city’s first director of urban agriculture....

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