Deeply Rooted Gardens Inc. is developing a community kitchen!
Deeply Rooted Gardens Inc. is a 501c5 (agricultural labor organization waiting for tax exempt status) that was created with a mission to empower BIPOC Farmers & nourish communities. Our mission is to advocate for and support Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) farmers in gaining equitable access to land, resources, and markets. Through education, advocacy, and community partnerships, we aim to create a sustainable and just food system where BIPOC farmers can thrive, grow nutritious food, and distribute their harvest to local communities, fostering food security and cultural resilience.
We envision having a community kitchen and a storefront where not only is the produce able to be grow, harvested, washed and packed all in the same location but then distributed by the same company, decreasing the amount of bacteria that could spread to the food and streamlining all processes for traceability and profitability fostering a cyclical hyper-local food system.
the steps
We purchased the property that will house our community kitchen in September, 2022. Through different trials and errors have to start over but nonetheless are able to start over with a clean slate and design the kitchen the way that we want to design the kitchen with full autonomy. For the security of the property, we won't be showing the interior of the property but once money is in hand we will install windows (13) and reinstall external entry doors (4), security cameras, and security lights so that it is secured over the Michigan Winter. We will also get external trees cut down away from the property for both the security and visibility of the property on all four sides.
During the fall, we will remove all fire damaged aspects of the interior of the property with the help of volunteers. During the winter, drywall work will be done internally and then we will be able to install fixtures for the kitchen. The house already has utilities installed but it has been vandalized and has tried to be set on fire so we had to turn off the utilities.
why we're doing it
There is more than enough food being grown in this world, yet and still people are still starving and have a lack of access. We will be creating a sustainable and just food system where BIPOC farmers can thrive, grow nutritious food, and distribute their harvest to local communities, fostering food security and cultural resilience.
48205 is one of the poorest neighborhoods in Detroit, yet one that has the most potential living amongst its soil. We will erect and activate the soil to make sure that the space that we occupy becomes a foundation for a thriving community in this neighborhood to uplift the community into a better state than it once was in its peak active and populated times.
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