This Detroit Agrihood is Transforming its Community - Michigan Urban Farming Initiative Tour

A tour of MIUFI (Michigian Urban Farming Initiative) and interview with its manager - Quan Blunt - Matt and I had an amazing time seeing the revitalized urban farm!

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[davidhutchinson]

When he said they give the food away, free, I have to say I got tears in my eyes. Keep up the excellent work sir. You are the future.

[kd]

The amount a fruit tree is impressive. The whole thing is awesome ❤

[deeannh]

Detroit is becoming an incredible place. I stopped thinking of Detroit in a negative way because all the gardens and farming going on there. It’s a bright future and the food is not only nutritious, it is healing the body and spirit. Keep going and keep agriculture organic and in small fields and gardens so that the government doesn’t mess it up.

[williamozier]

I'm from Detroit, Indian Village to be precise. 20 years ago I went to the Arcosanti project in Arizona, and my family figured I had gone insane and joined a cult. After Arcosanti I worked at the Ecosa Institute in Prescott, Arizona, where I helped run permaculture design programs in a project called the Eco-Hood, run by Andrew Millison. It's great to see the work showing up in Detroit, and spreading fast. The next generation will grow up thinking of detroit as an urban farm community, and they will take it to the next level. GREAT WORK! Tell Belle Isle I said Hi.

[mayaturner]

Beautiful. I love what Detroit is doing! ❤

[willm]

Wow, this dude is a genius! Teaching people to grow healthy food sustainably IS the way forward!!!

[joannebeck]

this brings me such joy. Keep on growing

[doncook]

Detroit deserves way better but this is modern day pulling oneself up by their boot straps like we heard about during the depression years in the 20th century. It’s a start baby steps if you will and those working and receiving home grown food should be proud and thankful. Retired old fart in Omaha Nebraska salutes you!

[babygirljessie]

There are no food deserts - only places that have been systemically deprived of food resources! So many great farms and gardens in Detroit!

[lleestimer]

this is amazing!! there should be an urban farm in every city & every town. just think of the impact it could make now, when we are staring recession in the face.

[devinbraden]

Man this video brought me so much joy, I am so happy to see someone do such an amazing thing

[happydays]

This is wonderful and an inspiration.

It struck me when you said the food was free. Perhaps people could exchange work for the produce they get instead of having volunteers do the work on the farm. (The able bodied recipients could deliver produce and flowers to the elderly and handicapped.) This will preserve the recipients' dignity by not getting handouts. It may even lead to gainful employment. An added bonus would be being out in the sunshine in a beautiful environment--food for their souls in addition to food for their bellies.

[gerickarose]

This is super awesome to see, food has become a rising issue and this is a great way to introduce farming in an urban setting!

[chaazyasharal]

Awesome! I pray it's still functioning seeing how controlled things can get in the U.S.

[johnpeter]

and if done right it might save our water systems too. this is good to see, thank you.

[pictureman]

Great program I'd like to start a program similar to this in my home city of Fort Worth, Tx

[lucypearlmorgan]

Would love to see a year-to-year follow up to see what has changed

[aaronschaefer]

Love the video! this is great work in Detroit! unfortunately you forgot to ask him what his NAME is!?

[clairelevasseur]

Avez- vous entendu parler des serres " Walipini" ???
Ce serait parfait pour vous !!!

[thecatsbackyard]

So Detroit has returned to a land agrarian life. It's really very interesting. Maybe we in KC can learn from this.