Detroit

Rooted in Sovereignty Keep Growing Detroit (KGD) will use this grant to strengthen the social infrastructure that underpins Detroit’s large and diverse urban agriculture network. Through a year of interconnected programming—including seasonal grower gatherings, intergenerational storytelling and cultural workshops, hands-on education, and citywide events—KGD aims to deepen the relationships, shared knowledge, and cultural continuity that

Building Toward Zero Waste at the Detroit Food Commons DBCFSN will use this grant to support community-centered food waste composting operations at the Detroit People’s Food Co-op (DPFC), a member-owned grocery store cooperative in Detroit’s North End neighborhood. DBCFSN believes that food waste composting is a critical component of a closed loop food economy, “where

Eastern Market Microloan Revolving Fund Eastern Market has an extensive portfolio of programs that support small food businesses and food entrepreneurs in Detroit, MI. Through these programs, Eastern Market has learned that the greatest and most common challenge that food entrepreneurs face when trying to grow or scale their businesses is accessing lending capital. With

DPSCD’s Horticulture Program This grant will provide one year of supplemental salary support for a horticulture teacher at Randolph Career and Technical Center. The Randolph CTE provides high school students with a career pathway education program that includes hands-on learning, job shadowing, project learning, apprenticeships, and certifications in various fields, including horticulture.