In partnership with Wayne County and the Black Farmers Coalition, University Commons Organization is starting up a farmers market, the New Windmill Market at the southwest corner of the Lodge Freeway and Livernois. Along with fresh produce and flowers, the market will spur agriculture education and community garden efforts for the area.
The opening will be celebrated two ways: on May 30, with flower day and on June 6, with a grand opening ribbon cutting -- from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days. After that, it will be open every Saturday through November 1.
Windmill Market was open in the 1970's but has been vacant for some time. Now that it is re-opened, the goal is to power it completely by windmills to be located on the Lodge side of the property.
Visitors to the market should expect not just plants and flowers, but an opportunity to learn about commercial revitalization efforts along the Livernois corridor by University Commons, an organization that is one of Detroit's six Office of Commercial Revitalization districts.
For more information, call University Commons at 313-653-1121.
Source: Holly Clements,
University District Community AssociationWriter: Kelli B. Kavanaugh
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