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Fund helping Detroit’s Black farmers ‘reclaim the land’

Dozens of the city’s Black farmers will share in $100,000 in financial assistance from a fund created to promote food sovereignty in Detroit.

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Young Farmers Can Help the US Meet Its Climate Goals. Is Washington Listening?

A new survey shows that 86% of US farmers under 40 practice regenerative agriculture. But many — especially farmers of color — struggle to access land and capital.

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Next Bike Ride is Saturday, September 24, featuring Sanctuary Farms

Meet neighbors + explore the neighborhood at our monthly bike ride! On Saturday, September 24th, we are biking to Sanctuary Farms. Sanctuary Farms is a MAEAP environmentally-verified urban farm, located just outside Morningside at 3171 Lakeview Street. It is owned by jøn kent and Parker Jean, who started the farm in 2021.

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Jøn Kent I Sanctuary Farms

"I wanted to do something I was passionate about that spoke to me,” Jøn explains. “For me, everything aligned with farming. The beauty of the work is that all you need is the grit to do it. Parker and I are lifelong friends, and the pandemic became the push we needed to do this endeavor together.”