Season dispatches from Detroit's canopy
14
active forest blocks
40+
edible species
Year-round
public access
Chronicles from volunteers, growers, and neighbours working the blocks.
Spring scion wood exchanges
Compost distribution rounds
Youth canopy mornings
Neighbourhood growers gathered on Helen Street to graft heritage apple varieties onto hardy rootstock.
Ten cubic yards of leaf mulch delivered across the West Village parcels to lock in summer moisture.
Local students mapped berry shrub layers and measured root depth across three newly planted lots.
Aronia berries and juneberries are now dropping along the public corridors. Free picking for all neighbours, sunrise to dusk.
New parcels and workshops
Pruning Clinic: Summer Canopy Management
Hands-on session covering fruit tree airflow and understory shrub maintenance.
Soil Microbiology Open Lab
Bring a jar of earth from your block to test fungal networks and organic matter levels.
Corktown Corner Parcel Expansion
Designation of a new third-acre plot for hazelnut and elderberry integration, backed by local volunteer sweat equity.
No spam, just planting dates, harvest alerts, and work-day schedules.