Once America’s most productive manufacturing city, Detroit’s economic landscape took a turn for the worse in the mid 1960s. But in recent years, green-minded citizens have begun to reclaim their city, with community gardens and urban farms providing two of the fastest roads to recovery. Today, over 1,300 such plots have sprouted up all across Detroit. They’re providing an emotional boost to citizens, food for the hungry, and instant beauty to long-neglected areas… all while lifting spirits, creating new enthusiasm, and fostering a city-wide recovery for a better tomorrow.
About Joe Lamp'l
Joe Lamp'l is the Host and Executive Producer of the award winning PBS television series Growing A Greener World. Off camera, Joe dedicates his time to promoting sustainability through his popular books, blog, podcast series, and nationally syndicated newspaper columns. Follow Joe on Twitter
Greetings, This is an absolutely inspiring episode. Seeing people do the ACTUAL work of saving and rebuilding there community is dynamic. Greatly appreciate the gentleman that who started the GEORGIA block GREEN program. His circumstances brought him back home to Detroit – which was the catalyst for doing this amazing, community building work. RIGHT ON. KEEP ON. FORWARD ON. peace
I live in a small town next to Detroit. I watch your show all the time with much informative enjoyment. I am thinking about making a community lot garden on the lot next door to my house soon . Your program covers most aspects of growing food , ect. I want my grands and great grand children
to know and experience potatoes growing underground and tomatoes on top. Maybe help in planting .watering and what ever it takes to make grow and harvest. I hope my town has a city wide recovery also. .thank you for all the positive information about Detroit.