ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS EVENT IS ALSO HAPPENING EVERY THURSDAY UNTIL AUGUST, 4TH. OH
WE ARE AT THE HEIGHT OF SUMMER,
AND MANY OF YOU PROBABLY THINK
PLANTING SEASON IS OVER. BUT
THAT IS NOT THE CASE IS ACTUALLY
THE PERFECT TIME TO PLANT SOME
CROPS FOR THE LATE FALL HARVEST
AND THE ORGANIZATION KEEP
GROWING. DETROIT IS HELPING
DETROITERS GET STARTED. OLIVER
TAKES US TO THEIR FARM IN THE
EASTERN MARKET DISTRICT. TO SHOW
US HOW. NESTLED NEAR THE TALL
BUILDINGS OF DETROIT IN THE
HEART OF EASTERN MARKET IS A
FARM FULL OF FRESH HERBS AND
VEGETABLES. THIS IS THE HOME OF
KEEP GROWING DETROIT. WE’RE AN
ORGANIZATION THAT ARE TRYING TO
PROMOTE DETROIT AND BECOMING A
FOOD SOVEREIGN CITY, AND THAT
WOULD LOOK LIKE THE MAJORITY OF
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT ARE
CONSUMED BY DETROITERS ARE
GROWN. AH DETROITERS HERE IN THE
CITY. AND THEY DO THAT IN A
VARIETY OF WAYS. ONE OF WHICH IS
THIS FARM HERE WE GROW THINGS TO
SELL THROUGH OUR MARKET AS WELL
AS KIND OF MAKE IT LIKE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO COME
AND LEARN. WE HOST VOLUNTEER
HOURS AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT
EDUCATIONAL CLASSES. THEY ALSO
HAVE A GARDEN RESOURCE PROGRAM
TO HELP DETROITERS START THEIR
OWN GARDENS. WE ASSIST FAMILY
AND COMMUNITY GARDENERS. WE
PROVIDE THEM WITH TRANSPLANTS
AND SEEDS AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL
MATERIAL AND CONCRETE RESOURCES
, SUCH AS COMPOST. THERE WOULD
CHIPS. WE HAVE A LARGE TOOL BANK
WHERE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO BORROW
TOOLS FROM US THREE TIMES A YEAR
. THEY DO A LARGE DISTRIBUTION.
WE HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF PLANTS
AND SEEDS THAT WE GIVE OUT. EACH
DISTRIBUTION IS TAILORED TO THE
CLIMATE AT THE TIME, SO THE
COMING DISTRIBUTION FOR FALL IT
WILL BE FOR THE PLANTS THAT WILL
BE TRANSITIONING INTO WINNERS.
THAT WAS ALL COLD HARDY PLANTS.
YES THAT WAS ACTUALLY A GREAT
TIME TO START A GARDEN OF FALL
HARVEST CROPS, COLLARDS KILL
RADISHES. REAL GULA. SOME PEOPLE
MIGHT THINK. OH, NO, IT’S TOO
LATE TO GROW FOOD, BUT YOU KNOW
THERE’S STILL TIME AND THE
FARMERS REALLY LIKE TO GROW
THEIR FOOD DURING THE FAR TIME
BECAUSE IT’S EASIER ON THE
PLANTS AND A LOT EASIER ON THE
FARMERS AS WELL. THESE PANELS,
SEEDLINGS WILL BE A PART OF
THEIR FALL DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL
IS KIND OF USED IN COOKING, AT
LEAST FOR A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT
FORMS. THE SEEDS ARE FREQUENTLY
FOUND ON EVERYTHING. BAGELS
RIGHT BULBS BEING USED TO COOK A
LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS FROM
ITALIAN DISHES. YOU CAN MAKE
SALADS WITH IT. AND THEN THE
GREENS ARE ALSO USED. SO WHAT
ARE THESE MAINLY USED FOR? THIS
TYPE OF FENNEL IS MAINLY GROWN
FOR ITS BULB AND YOUR OWN
BACKYARD IS ALL YOU NEED TO GET
STARTED. THE FIRST THING TO KNOW
ABOUT GARDENING IS THAT IT’S
GOING TO BE A LOT OF TRIAL AND
ERROR. A LOT OF MISTAKES ARE
GOING TO HAPPEN. AND SO THE MORE
TIME THAT YOU GIVE YOURSELF AND
THE MORE UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU
KNOW THAT YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE
MISTAKES ALONG THE WAY. THE
EASIER IT’S GOING TO BE PLANTING
FALL CROPS. NOW IS THE TIME FOR
MAINTENANCE, LIKE PRUNING YOUR
TOMATOES TO GET YOUR TOMATOES TO
FOCUS ON GROWING UP BIG. WE ALSO
PRUNE OFF ANY EARLY TOMATOES
IMPLANT IS PUTTING MORE ENERGY
INTO GROWING THE FRUIT, WHEREAS
RIGHT NOW WE WANT THAT TOMATO,
THE FOCUS ON GROWING THE ENTIRE
PLAN. I HAD NO IDEA. I ALWAYS
WHEN I SEE THE EARLY ONES I’M
LIKE, OH, YEAH, IT’S STARTING.
IT’S GOING TO GROW, AND THEN I
NEVER GET A BIG YIELD. SO
WHETHER YOU WANT TO GROW YOUR
OWN FOOD OR PURCHASE, THERE’S
THAT EASTERN MARKETS. KEEP
GROWING. DETROIT IS THERE TO
HELP YOU EAT LOCAL SOMETHING
THAT YOU WANT TO DO AND YOU MAKE
THE TIME FOR IT IS VERY
REWARDING. THEY KEEP GROWING.
DETROIT GARDEN RESOURCE PROGRAM
COSTS $15 TO JOIN FOR FAMILIES
AND $30 FOR LARGER COMMUNITY
GARDENS. BUT IF YOU SIGN UP BY
JULY, 15TH, YOU CAN GET YOUR
FALL DISTRIBUTION ON JULY 18TH.
NOW THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY FOR
DETROIT RESIDENTS, BUT OTHER
COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN STILL TAKE
THEIR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING.
VOLUNTEERS SHOP, THEIR FOOD