Urban garden photo courtesy Kaitlin Slattery.

This post is written by guest blogger and friend Kaitlin Slattery. Thank you Kaitlin for the terrific information!

In the next year alone, hundreds of acres of urban farms and urban gardens in Detroit will be operational—and those numbers are only growing. In the next 10 years, a vision (see “A New Harvest for Detroit“) to convert up to 30,000 acres of abandoned, urban land into farms is already in the pilot testing stages.

Throughout many neighborhoods, a number of newly implemented urban gardens in Detroit have met much success. These gardens, organized by groups like the University Cultural Center Association, have brought communities together, changed the composition of abandoned property and educated its members on gardening and healthy eating.  

These urban gardens have even supported local restaurants which purchase the foods grown for signature dishes or, in some cases, to make locally-brewed beer.

One example of a successful urban garden is the North Cass Community Garden, located on the corner of West Willis and 2nd Avenue in midtown Detroit. With over 90 mixed plots (residential, commercial and handicap-accessible), the success of this garden has spurred the creation of another, on Palmer and John R roads, near the Science Center in Detroit.

For more pictures and to keep up with the North Cass Community Garden’s activities, check out or join its Facebook page.

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