YOU DON’T NEED TO BE A SURGEON TO PERFORM A TRANSPLANT!
The garden god and goddess at Keep Growing Detroit taught us the art of transplanting Detroit-grown seedlings and onion bulbs. After working hard in the greenhouse we headed to Rose’s Fine Foods to enjoy made from scratch food with quality local ingredients.
Nourish the Mind, Body & Soul
We had the privilege to intimately sit with Detroit charter school leader and visionary, Doug Ross and a panel of his students to discuss the Detroit public school system and the unique mission of Voyageur College Prep.
Ross holds graduate degrees in economics and public policy from the London School of Economics and Princeton University, respectively. He has spent the last four decades forming economic and education policy as a state Senator, director of the Michigan Department of Commerce, U.S. assistant secretary of labor and chief innovation officer for the Detroit Public Schools.
WELL….BOTH!
Detroit Public Library docent led us on an enlightening tour through this magical institution packed with Michigan history, architecture, art and of course books! Our tour began at the bottom of the Grand Staircase made entirely out of marble leading to an arched Italian Renaissance ceiling, painted windows and murals. We viewed Detroit historical murals, six special collections and the breathtaking Pewabic Tile Fireplace. We concluded our tour amidst the botanical garden decor at Chartreuse Kitchen & Cocktails enjoying a luncheon specially crafted by “vegetable wizard” Chef Doug Hewitt.
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. - Marcus Tullius Cicero
Red Bull Arts Detroit is a hidden gem in Detroit’s Historic Eastern Market. It’s a unique venue offering dynamic educational and public programming and is the home of a curatorial fellowship, local micro-grant initiative, and artist in residency program, which provides housing and studio space each year for 9 emerging artists from diverse backgrounds and disciplines. Red Bull’s gallery director curated the exhibition, led the group on a tour through the Eastern Market highlighting the Murals in Market, and made stops at local businesses and art spaces.
“Nothing brings us more joy than a great meal with great friends” is the motto of Selden Standard. Chef Andy Hollyday designed a family style lunch showcasing flavors born in local Detroit farms.
Nothing standard about this day!
This detour brought a group of suburban youth to help build a water catchment system at Hubbard Farms Community Garden.
Hubbard Farms is a neighborhood and historic district in southwest Detroit. It is located on one of the old plots which used to be a ribbon farm along the Detroit River.
SUPPORT THE DETROIT LANDSCAPE
Guests hopped on a bus for Keep Growing Detroit’s Annual Tour of some of Detroit ‘s urban gardens and farms. The tour concluded with a reception at Shed 3 in Detroit’s Eastern Market which included food prepared by local chefs.
Fun Fact: There are over 1,400 urban gardens in Detroit!
These little sprouts spent an afternoon volunteering at Keep Growing Detroit, an urban farm in the heart of downtown Detroit. They learned the importance of food sovereignty and had fun harvesting baby carrots!
Did you ever stop to taste a carrot? Not just eat it? You can’t taste the beauty and energy of the earth in a Twinkie - Astrid Alauda
NO, not that kind of weed! This is the kind of high you feel when you spend the day doing good ole fashion community work. These ladies got their hands down and dirty at Keep Growing Detroit picking weeds to help beautify this emerald urban farm.
SERVICE is a great way to get to know and support Detroit’s urban agriculture community!
THE CITY CAME ALIVE ON THIS ALL ACCESS TOUR WITH “AMBASSADOR OF DETROIT” FOR THE ROCK FAMILY OF COMPANIES, BRUCE SCHWARTZ
Bruce is known for leading insightful tours of downtown Detroit and greeting the icons and celebrities that venture into the city for various business endeavors so this group of suburban gals were enthused at the opportunity to get a look inside some of Detroit’s newest redevelopments and hear highlights of Detroit’s progress, it’s plans for expansion and the projects that are underway.
Best part of the tour was a stop inside a secret speakeasy…Cheers!
With the belief that all men and women are gifts from God, St. Leo’s Soup Kitchen is a non-profit, non-denominational organization that strives to provide sustenance and other social services as needed to less fortunate members of the Detroit community provided at no cost to all who come.
Thank you to these beautiful ladies who came in hats or hairnets with open hearts and helping hands to share in the daily work of the kitchen!
SOUPer Women!
