Upcoming Events
Sweet Potato Distribution - NEW TIME - 6/10
Due to extreme heat forecasted by the National Weather Service, the sweet potato distribution at KGD Farm, 3100 Orleans, has a new start time: Wednesday, June 10 from 6-8p.
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - June 11
Volunteers lend a hand with seasonal tasks including transplant production, planting, harvesting, and general farm maintenance.
Beating Blight Tickets: Policy Lessons for Farmers
Join Keep Growing Detroit and the Detroit Office of Sustainability for an interactive workshop focused on the rights, responsibilities, and policies that impact gardeners and farmers across the city.
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - June 16
Volunteers lend a hand with seasonal tasks including transplant production, planting, harvesting, and general farm maintenance.
Family Foodways - 6/17 - Cooking Class, Glorious Greens with Chef Zi!
In this Family Foodways cooking class, we'll talk about the many ways cultures prepare leafy greens—from Southern collards and mustard greens to Caribbean callaloo, Latin American verdolagas, African-inspired dishes, and other beloved traditions.
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - June 18
Volunteers lend a hand with seasonal tasks including transplant production, planting, harvesting, and general farm maintenance.
Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund Application Released
Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund applications now available!
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - June 23
Volunteers lend a hand with seasonal tasks including transplant production, planting, harvesting, and general farm maintenance.
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - June 25
Volunteers lend a hand with seasonal tasks including transplant production, planting, harvesting, and general farm maintenance.
Family Fun Day
This is a great opportunity for people of all ages to play and learn on the farm!
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - June 30
Volunteers lend a hand with seasonal tasks including transplant production, planting, harvesting, and general farm maintenance.
GRP Member Virtual Orientations
Join us for an info session to explore all the benefits of your membership — resources, classes, community events, and more!
Sessions are optional and open to all members, especially if you are new to the Garden Resource Program.
They will be held on Zoom, every first Wednesday from February to July from 6-8p on these dates, just click the button below to sign into the GRP Member Virtual Orientation.
Fall Crop Planting and Care
During this class, our Garden Developement team will lead you in learning about companion planting, plant care, trellising, pruning, watering, harvesting, pest and weed mgmt of your hot crops.
Fall Crop Distribution Volunteer - July 28
Volunteers support distributions in a variety of ways including distributing seeds & transplants, refilling resource tables, helping GRP members navigate the event, and more.
Fall Crop Distribution Volunteer - July 29
Volunteers support distributions in a variety of ways including distributing seeds & transplants, refilling resource tables, helping GRP members navigate the event, and more.
Fall Crop Distribution Volunteer - August 3
Volunteers support distributions in a variety of ways including distributing seeds & transplants, refilling resource tables, helping GRP members navigate the event, and more.
Grown in Detroit - New Marketer Orientation - 8/17
Selling through Grown In Detroit is a great way for growers to develop your farm-based businesses while gaining critical marketing experience through access to one of the country’s oldest markets.
Season Extension & Putting Your Garden to Bed
Closing up your garden for the season, how to grow over the winter time
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - June 9
Volunteers lend a hand with seasonal tasks including transplant production, planting, harvesting, and general farm maintenance.
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - June 4
Volunteers lend a hand with seasonal tasks including transplant production, planting, harvesting, and general farm maintenance.
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - June 2
Volunteers lend a hand with seasonal tasks including transplant production, planting, harvesting, and general farm maintenance.
LAST SPRING Grown in Detroit - New Marketer Orientation - 6/1
Selling through Grown In Detroit is a great way for growers to develop your farm-based businesses while gaining critical marketing experience through access to one of the country’s oldest markets.
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - May 28
We’ll be focusing on transplant production, hot crop distribution preparation, and tending to planted crops around KGD Farm.
Gathering of Growers Crop Study: Garlic & Onions
Join us in learning the seed to table cycle of garlic and onions
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - May 26
We’ll be focusing on transplant production, hot crop distribution preparation, and tending to planted crops around KGD Farm.
Hot Crop Distribution Volunteering - 5/21
We’ll be focusing on transplant production, hot crop distribution preparation, and tending to planted crops around KGD Farm.
Indigenous Diaspora Family Foodways Cooking Class
In this hands-on cooking experience, we explore the deep cultural connections between Rosebud’s Native/Mexican American, Angela’s Taíno/Boricua, and Danielle’s Filipino food traditions
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - May 19
We’ll be focusing on transplant production, hot crop distribution preparation, and tending to planted crops around KGD Farm.
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - May 14
We’ll be focusing on transplant production, hot crop distribution preparation, and tending to planted crops around KGD Farm.
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - May 12
We’ll be focusing on transplant production, hot crop distribution preparation, and tending to planted crops around KGD Farm.
Hot Crop Planting & Care - Basic Education Class
During this class, our Garden Developement team will lead you in learning about companion planting, plant care, trellising, pruning, watering, harvesting, pest and weed mgmt of your hot crops.
Let’s Save Seeds!
This initiative will center on shared learning and collective stewardship. Save as little or as much seed of any plant as you want
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - May 7
We’ll be focusing on transplant production, hot crop distribution preparation, and tending to planted crops around KGD Farm.
Gathering of Growers Crop Study: Sunchokes & Edible Perennials
For this months crop study we will discuss the seed to table cycle for Sunchokes (jeruselum artichokes) and other edible perennials like Rhubarb and Asparagus.
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - May 5
We’ll be focusing on transplant production, hot crop distribution preparation, and tending to planted crops around KGD Farm.
Growing a Medicine Garden Reunion Event - Plant Walk with Alexis Nelson, The Black Forager
This event is for GRP members, past Growing a Medicine Garden participants and anyone planning to apply for the 2026 Growing a Medicine Garden series.
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - May 2
If you've been meaning to pay us a visit and learn about transplant production, this is your chance! We'll be potting up watermelon, tomatoes, and labeling a few crops, too.
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - April 30
We’ll be focusing on transplant production and getting ready for cold crop distribution.
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - April 28
We’ll be focusing on transplant production and getting ready for cold crop distribution.
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - April 25
We’ll be focusing on transplant production and getting ready for cold crop distribution.
Let It Rain: Garden Watering and Rainwater Catchment Systems
Strategies and techniques to give your plants the ideal amount of water, as well as designs and methods for capturing rainwater for irrigation
Weekly Volunteer Hours at KGD Farm - April 23
We’ll be focusing on transplant production and getting ready for cold crop distribution.
FIELD TO FRIDGE: Farm Food Safety Class
Join KGD Market Manager Molly Hubbell, in a session on designing and setting up a station including: design, workflow, sanitation, labeling, record keeping, standard operating procedures, organization and more.