The Freep's John Gallagher recently reported on a blockbuster development that could prove to be a game-changer for Detroit's already world-class urban agriculture movement.
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6th Anniversary Celebration for the Detroit Black Community Food Security
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Urban Roots Showcases Detroit Urban Agriculture Movement
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Advance buzz around this film has been very positive. The 11th Hour was a showcase of breakthrough/shift thinking. Those same ideas are driving what's happening in Detroit, on the ground in the very real world.
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The mission of the Georgia Street Community Collective is to provide the residents of our community with Health by maintaining the Georgia Street Community Garden and Market, Education by establishing and maintaining the Georgia Street Community Center/Library Leadership Skills by providing positive role models, Protection by having the Community Center/Library to give the youth a place to meet.
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The Garden Resource Program (GRP) provides support to more than 875 urban gardens and farms in Detroit, Highland Park, and Hamtramck. GRP members receive resources including seeds and Detroit grown transplants and become part of a growing network of growers and advocates working to promote and encourage urban agriculture and a thriving local food system in the City.
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