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16 people are interested
Detroit School Farm-Volunteer Opportunity
ORGANIZATION: Detroit School Garden Collaborative
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16 people are interested
Detroit Public School Community District, Office of School Nutrition operates a 3 acre food producation farm, Drew Farm, located at Drew Transition Center (a DPSCD school). All the food grown at Drew Farm is served in DPSCD school cafterias or sold at our summer and fall school farmers markets.
Drew Farm has six high tunnels and open field growing. We welcome all volunteers who are willing to get their hands dirty and help us provide organically grown, fresh, and nutritious food for our Detroit students and families!
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About Detroit School Garden Collaborative
Location:
9600 Wyoming, Detroit, MI 48208, US
Mission Statement
Improving access to healthy food for Detroit students.
Description
Operated through the Office of School Nutrition, the Detroit School Garden Collaborative runs a 2 acre food production farm that provides fresh produce for school cafterias. In 2015 we grew over 20,000 pounds of food. Additionally we have 82 active school gardens with trained teachers and a standards approved school garden curriculum. We have also recently gained the opportunity to restore Catherine Ferguson, a 2 acre school farm site in Detrot.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
9600 WyomingDetroit, MI 48204
DATE POSTED
April 5, 2017
SKILLS
- Gardening
- Farming
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
N/A