URBAN FARMING
Firweed Universe-City intends to use the vacant lots on Robinwood, as well as some of the back yard space, for Urban Farming. This will allow us to grow our own food, and to have enough surplus to provide locally grown produce to the city of Detroit through our product store, as well as local farmer’s markets. This will be a way to create jobs within the community, and to be self-sustainable, for we will no longer need to search out high quality produce, because we will be growing it right on-site.
In addition to the creation of jobs, we will be able to form educational programs on farming and gardening, both geared towards adults and to children.
Furthermore, one of our members has donated a commercial-size greenhouse to our organization that we will have by spring 2010. This means that next year we will be able to grow all year round.