Tour Detroit's urban farms and community gardens tomorrow evening

Here's your chance to tour Detroit's urban agriculture network -- the very one getting attention from the New York Times, Harper's and Oprah Magazine. The 11th Annual Detroit Agriculture Network (DAN) Tour of Urban Gardens and Farms is set for Wednesday, August 6.

There are three simultaneous tours that evening: bus tours will take participants either west or east, while a bike tour will focus on the Greater Downtown area. DAN's garden resource program has grown to include 320 backyard, 160 community and 40 school gardens -- that's an increase of 50% from last year -- and the tour aims to showcase ones that are unique, particularly productive or have an otherwise unique story to tell.

Interested? Last year's tour sold out, with 500 participants, so registration is required. Call 313-237-8736 to do so.

Registration begins at 5 p.m. at Katharine Ferguson Academy, 2750 Selden, and the tours will take off at 6 p.m. sharp. After the tour, enjoy a locally-grown feast. The tour cost, which is tax-deductible and will be used to grow DAN, is a sliding scale of $1 to $20.

Source: Lindsay Turpin, Garden Resource Program coordinator
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh