Farmers on the Hill: Advocates and Farmers Join in Washington DC to Call for Food and Agriculture System Reform in the 2023 Farm Bill
As the House and Senate Agriculture Committees are busy working on their respective first drafts of the 2023 Farm Bill, farmers and advocates took an important opportunity to speak to Members of Congress about improved agriculture policy needs.
Small Business Spotlight: Sanctuary Farms
When thinking about Detroit, farming probably doesn’t come to mind. Two locals, Jon Kent and Parker Jean, are working to change that narrative, while improving their community in the process.
Food Deserts to Urban Oases: Circular Economy Solutions
With America’s gap between wealth and poverty widening, city dwellers take matters into their own hands with grassroots farming cooperatives
From farm to table: How urban farmers are helping food insecure neighborhoods in Detroit
"This was an ideal situation because there's a lot of vacant land here," Kent said. "This area basically is a food apartheid, so we basically wanted to be able to compost here and we believe in closing the food loop."
Fund helping Detroit’s Black farmers ‘reclaim the land’
Dozens of the city’s Black farmers will share in $100,000 in financial assistance from a fund created to promote food sovereignty in Detroit.
Young Farmers Can Help the US Meet Its Climate Goals. Is Washington Listening?
A new survey shows that 86% of US farmers under 40 practice regenerative agriculture. But many — especially farmers of color — struggle to access land and capital.
Next Bike Ride is Saturday, September 24, featuring Sanctuary Farms
Meet neighbors + explore the neighborhood at our monthly bike ride! On Saturday, September 24th, we are biking to Sanctuary Farms. Sanctuary Farms is a MAEAP environmentally-verified urban farm, located just outside Morningside at 3171 Lakeview Street. It is owned by jøn kent and Parker Jean, who started the farm in 2021.
Jøn Kent I Sanctuary Farms
"I wanted to do something I was passionate about that spoke to me,” Jøn explains. “For me, everything aligned with farming. The beauty of the work is that all you need is the grit to do it. Parker and I are lifelong friends, and the pandemic became the push we needed to do this endeavor together.”