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Peck Produce aims to sell 20,000 pounds of vegetables from its urban farm

Today Peck Produce, also known as Food Field, grows a wide variety of fruits and vegetables on the site, including leafy greens, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, ginger, artichokes, and parsnips. Last year the urban farm sold 16,000 pounds of produce.

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New hotels, a new downtown park, and more: June development news round-up

It's been another busy month for development news in the city. Let's catch up on some of the biggest stories from the past four weeks.

Detroit leads pack with 25 finalists for Knight Cities Challenge awards
Twenty new ‘Little Free Libraries’ sprout up across Detroit
Grown in Detroit, but not in the ground: The next evolution of urban agriculture

Some urban agriculture ventures in Detroit are moving beyond the city lot and into buildings. Read about a pair of ventures that are raising crops and fish indoors in the latest installment of our Food Economy series.

Liquid Events Detroit brings the party to Woodward corridor
Peck Produce eyes farm expansion near Boston-Edison
Thing Thing moves to Detroit as part of DC3 Creative Ventures
Live/Work artist space available in Northend’s Fortress Studios
New president pushes Fusion Coolant Systems forward

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