With help from volunteers from the Ford Accelerated Action Day and Grandmont Rosedale residents, GRDC will be installing a rain garden on the south end of the parking lot at the North Rosedale Park Community House on June 5. The Michigan native plants will help alleviate parking lot water run-off and add beauty to the…
The 10th season of the Northwest Detroit Farmers’ Market gets underway Thursday, June 4, and this season is sure to be its best yet. Several returning vendors will be at the market this year as well as a few new ones. Artesian Farms, a vertical farm from Brightmoor, will be a first time Farmers’ Market…
After graduating with a degree in journalism from Howard University, Danielle Jackson went to work at Cliff Bell’s, the jazz club downtown. Danielle worked in the marketing department, organizing community events and managing their social media. Danielle plans on using her marketing experience and skills this year as an AmeriCorps VISTA working with Chelsea Neblett…
Maybe you’ve tried the Faygo Red Pop Float, or the Kiwi Pineapple, or the Strawberry Lemonade, or the Cantaloupe Mint, or may be even the Grapefruit Habanero. If you’ve been to the Northwest Detroit Farmers’ Market this season, chances are you recognize these as popsicle flavors created by The Detroit Pop Shop owners Hildie and…
Norris Stephens of Good Medicine Farm has been a vendor with the Northwest Detroit Farmers’ Market since its beginning nine years ago. Norris is a second generation farmer who grew up in Romulus. As a kid, during the harvest season, Norris stayed at the farm in Hillsdale County where his parents farmed soybeans, wheat, and…
The Northwest Detroit Farmers’ Market is back for the 2013 season! Make the Farmers’ Market part of your weekly food purchases! Every Thursday from now through October 10, you can buy fresh, locally grown produce, baked goods, local honey, coffee, granola, soups, and more right here in our neighborhood. The Farmers’ Market takes pride in…