Choose an area that fits your schedule and interest, from Saturday tree planting to seasonal canopy care.
Weekend Planting Crew
Canopy Pruning Team
Site Water Stewards
Dig earth, spread woodchips, and set rootstocks into cleared city parcels alongside experienced growers.
Learn seasonal fruit tree structure and shrub maintenance to keep neighbourhood food commons thriving.
Help manage gravity-fed rain barrels and irrigation lines during dry summer weeks across block sites.
An ordinary Saturday on the lot
Morning Orientation
Guild Installation
Mulching and Watering
Communal Lunch
Gather at the tool shed for coffee, safety notes, and an overview of the day's planting guild layout.
Work in small teams to tuck fruit trees, berry bushes, and dynamic accumulators into prepared earth.
Lock in moisture with thick layers of clean hardwood chips and deep root watering around each sapling.
Break together on site, share stories of the block, and talk about future perennial canopy plans.
Rooted in the community
When we planted the serviceberry hedge three years ago, neighbours weren't sure what to expect. Now children pull fruit right off the branch on their walk home.
Marcus T., North End resident
Volunteering here taught me how to read Detroit soil and work with perennial root systems instead of fighting the weeds every single season.
Elena V., urban agriculture volunteer
Sign up for upcoming planting shifts or let us know how you'd like to support neighbourhood green spaces.