Brian Allnutt | Planet Detroit, Author at Model D

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Planet Detroit: How Detroit’s farms and gardens are adapting to the COVID-19 crisis

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April 19, 2020

Detroit's farm and garden community have had to adapt to new realities — including helping their workers and customers stay safe and adjusting to an expected increased need for fresh food. They're working hard to grow as much as possible with limited staff and doing without volunteer labor.

Water activists Debra Taylor and Monica Lewis-Patrick instruct volunteers on water delivery protocols on March 21, 2020, at St. Peter’s Episcopal church in Corktown.

Planet Detroit: Activists rush to deliver bottled water to Detroit residents as COVID-19 spreads

By Brian Allnutt | Planet Detroit

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Healthy Communities

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March 22, 2020

Although hand-washing has been recommended as the best and easiest way to prevent spreading the COVID-19 virus, this is difficult for the roughly 10,000 households in Detroit who don’t have access to running water. The inability to flush toilets could make this even worse. And, of course, these households still need water for drinking, cooking, and mixing infant formula.