The Greening of Detroit was founded 20 years ago, one of its goals to turn open spaces into productive reuses that are good and healthy for the city. The group recently celebrated its anniversary with a fundraiser at Eastern Market.
The Metro Times' Michael Jackman sat down with the group's president, Rebecca Salminen Witt.
Excerpt:
MT: It's a fascinating story. You've grown from something like an NGO in Detroit for forestry to expanding into food and food systems.
Witt: And there's more. I told you about the kids we've started working with: That program has blossomed into a full workforce development program. In the last few years, we've not only been teaching kids, showing them the ins and outs of having a career in the green industries and being committed to the mission, but we also have an adult component, so the adults in that program have the opportunity to learn skills.
Read the entire interview
here.
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