On a September day in 2023, community members gathered at the Keep Growing Detroit Farm to witness the formal announcement of the city’s first director of
Despite the devastating loss of their daughter Jerodene to cancer, Rasheda and Jermaine Bailey are determined to spread joy and leave an indelible mark on the lives of other ailing children. Jerodene, a vibrant seven-year-old was diagnosed with.
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The outdoor classroom is complete with raised garden beds, outdoor furniture, and a hydroponic farm that grows plants without soil, in the school’s lawn along Warren Street in Brighton.
Boston’s urban agriculture community is a diverse group of farmers and community advocates, and their needs are as varied as the types of operations they run and the populations they serve. In 2021, the City of Boston’s GrowBoston initiative received a $200,000 Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grant (UAIP) to engage community members to develop priorities and recommendations in key food security neighborhoods and strengthen the city’s urban agriculture policy.