As summer approaches, local urban farms are here to provide you with the freshest herbs, plants, fruits, and vegetables. Many operate year-round and offer agricultural education. These Detroit urban farms work hard every day to promote food justice, food security, food sovereignty, and healthy food access options to the community.
21 Detroit urban farms that will serve you produce fresher than a grocery store
By Metro Times editorial staff on Wed, May 19, 2021 at 6:17 pm
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Michigan Urban Farming Initiative
7432 Brush St., Detroit; 313-444-6834; miufi.orgLocated in North End, MUFI’s mission is to promote sustainability, education, and community through agriculture. They are building urban agriculture by redeveloping three acres of land.
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Keep Growing Detroit Farm
1850 Erskine St., Detroit; 313-656-4769; detroitagriculture.netKeep Growing gives Detroit residents the opportunity to grow and consume their own fruits and vegetables. Founded in 2013, Keep Growing works to engage with and address the immediate needs of the community.
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Detroit Farm & Cider
1600 Lawrence St., Detroit; 313-915-0057; detroitfarmandcider.comThis west side farm is family owned and operated. Their farm consists of 139 fruit trees, u-pick season, and fresh organic produce. Every fall, they also have their Fall Harvest Festival with hot cider and donuts, music, vendors, and hayrides.
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CWO Farms
2070 Virginia Park St., Detroit; 313-690-3342; cornwineoil.comCWO Farms’ goal is to promote more earthscape in the city. They grow various fresh fruits, flowers, and vegetables. They also fertilize and sow seeds organically.
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Fisheye Farms
2334 Buchanan St., Detroit; 313-649-7026; fisheyefarms.comThis West Village farm has produced natural and sustainable food since 2015. They distribute to local restaurants as well as an on-site farm stand.
Photo via @fisheyefarms/Instagram
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Pingree Farms
301 E. Grixdale Ave., Detroit; 313-564-1500; pingreefarms.orgPingree’s mission is to expand agriculture education in the community’s youth. They provide healthy food options, honey bees, a petting zoo, fresh produce, and programs to educate the community on agriculture.
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Planted Detroit
1000 Mt Elliott St., Detroit; 313-784-9552; planteddetroit.comPlanted Detroit harvests greens every day and year-round, packages mixes, provides ready-to-eat salads, delivers, and assures freshness to the community.
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Oakland Avenue Urban Farm
9227 Goodwin St., Detroit; 313-649-7756; oaklandurbanfarm.orgBeing the first agricultural landscape in North End, Oakland Avenue Urban Farm is a non-profit community organization that promotes healthy and sustainable food access.
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Beaverland Farms
15078 Beaverland St., Detroit; 574-339-9378; beaverlandfarms.orgOffering many resources to the community, Beaverland Farms consists of a market garden of 135 cropped beds, plant nursery, pastured poultry, and u-pick coming soon. They also offer visiting, staying, and living accommodations for guests.
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ROI Urban Farms
17180 Pontchartrain Blvd.,Detroit; 313-748-8971; roiurbanfarms.comROI is the first of many groundbreaking farming types in Detroit. They are the city’s first and only Demeter Center Biodynamic Farm and Compost Producer, as well as Sun and Earth Certified, beyond Organic Regenerative Homestead Farm in Michigan. They give people the opportunity to consume fresh produce year-round.
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D-Town Farm
14027 W. Outer Dr.,Detroit; 313-345-3663; d-townfarm.comD-Town Farm works toward increasing food security, justice, and sovereignty in the city. They have seven acres of land, producing fruits, vegetables, and herbs. They also offer bee-keeping, composting, farm tours, annual harvest festivals, and extended-season growing.
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Brightmoor Flower Farm
15125 Grayfield St., Detroit; 313-420-874; brightmoorflowerfarm.comWith three city lots, Brightmoor Flower Farm, also known as BFF, has an abundance of forested land to attract pollinators. It acquires over an acre of land with many native plants and wildlife. They also grow many annual and perennial flowers.
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Earthworks Urban Farm
1264 Meldrum St., Detroit; 313-579-2100; cskdetroit.orgFounded in 1998, Earthworks, a program of Capuchin Soup Kitchen, provides two-and-a-half acres of certified, organic produce. Their goal is to increase social justice in fresh food through education, inspiration, and community.
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Coriander Kitchen & Farm
2840 Scott St., Detroit; 313-822-4434; corianderkitchenandfarm.comAlong with being a restaurant who grows their own produce, Coriander also grows herbs, flowers, and vegetables organically.
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West Detroit Farms
4005 Webb St., Detroit; 313-454-1860; westdetroitfarms.orgWest Detroit Farms is combating food insecurity by providing farming and gardening in the Westside of the city.
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Detroit Abloom
248 Manistique St., Detroit; 313-587-2446; detroitabloom.comDetroit Abloom works to repurpose vacant and blighted land with cut flower farms. They grow over 150 types of flowers, market-mixed flower bouquets, and more.
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Black Bottom Garden Center
9227 Goodwin St., Detroit; facebook.com/blackbottomgardencenterEstablished by eight Black women this year, Black Bottom Garden Center offers flowers, annuals, and potted plants and flowers, herbs, house plants, seeds, vegetable transplants, and more.
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The Mushroom Factory
13832 Joseph Campau Ave., Detroit; themushroomfactory.comThe Mushroom Factory explores technology, art, and education through fermented foods. They have many retail partners and community-based projects to serve the city.
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Adamah Farm Central Detroit
8500 Second Ave., Detroit; 313-873-0064; centraldetroit.farmAdamah uses only organic methods of produce. Along with an online market, they also have a farmer’s market. They provide access to youth education, employment, and neighborhood healthy food.
Photo courtesy of @cdcfarmdetroit/Instagram
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City Commons CSA
620 Chandler St., Detroit; 509-540-2769; citycommoncsa.comCity Commons has grown to serve seven different farms and over 100 households in Detroit since 2012. Customers also have the choice to order produce online for pickup.
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