The Metro: Federal government shutdown ripples through Detroit’s food systems
Update: Just hours after this segment aired, the Michigan Senate passed a measure that would put $71 million toward food...
The Metro: Federal government shutdown ripples through Detroit’s food systems
Update: Just hours after this segment aired, the Michigan Senate passed a measure that would put $71 million toward food...
The Metro: What urban farmers need from Detroit’s next mayor
There are about 2,200 urban gardens across Detroit. In a place with a lot of empty tracts, that can be...
The Metro: Oakland Avenue Urban Farm turns 25
Urban Farming simply means growing produce, fruits and veggies in a city setting. So think rooftop gardens and, in the...
The Metro: Enthusiasm is high for Detroit’s composting pilot program
Roughly one-third of food grown on U.S. farms never gets eaten. For many Detroiters, food insecurity is a daily concern....
The Metro: Detroit animal keeping ordinance aims to promote food sovereignty
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...
Detroit Evening Report: Applications open for Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund; expanded health resources for farmworkers + more
Today on the Detroit Evening Report, we cover the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund and its available funds for local growers;...
Detroit names its first urban agriculture director
Mayor Mike Duggan opened a new chapter in Detroit’s urban farming story by hiring one of the people who is...