Upcoming Events
Grow With Us at Griffin Gardens! Native Plant Workshop & Free Plant Distribution
Join us at Griffin Gardens to learn how native plants can create attractive, lower-maintenance landscapes while providing food and habitat for birds, butterflies, bees, and other wildlife.
Family Foodways Preservation Class: Jar It Up!
Join us for a hands-on Family Foodways Preservation Class with Djenaba Ali, founder of Harvest Jar, and learn practical ways to extend the life of your garden harvest and enjoy locally grown food long after the growing season ends.
Fundraising for Farmers: Where to Find Resources & How to Apply - NEW DATE
Learn how to identify what you need, build a realistic budget, find funding and other resources, evaluate opportunities, and make a strong request.
Native Bee Habitat Workshop for Kids
Join us for a fun and hands-on workshop all about native bees!
Gathering of Growers Crop Study: Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes
Join us under the Changing Colors Moon to learn all about growing potatoes and sweet potatoes!
5th Annual Fall Native Plant Market
Shop for native plants at a farmer’s market style gathering of Michigan native plant producers. Vendors will have a variety of native plants including perennial flowers, shrubs and trees!
End-of-Season Garden Class
We’ll explore season extension techniques for fall crops, late-fall planting of overwintering crops like garlic, and practical ways to put your garden to bed before winter arrives.
Gathering of Growers Crop Study: Tomatoes and Peppers
We'll be gathering during the Ricing Moon and focusing our crop study on tomatoes and peppers!
Family Foodways: Beyond the Root - Cooking with Sweet Potato Leaves with Chef Josmine
Together, we'll explore the rich history and culinary traditions of cooking leafy greens across Africa and the African Diaspora while learning how to transform often-overlooked sweet potato leaves into a comforting, flavorful stewed green served over white rice.
Cut Flowers for Market Growers
Learn how to grow high-quality blooms, extend your season, and create arrangements that stand out—whether you're filling your own table or stocking a market stand.
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.
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.
Gathering of Growers Crop Study: Cukes, Watermelon, Summer Squash
July is the Raspberry Moon and during this time of the season many of our crops begin to bare their fruit for us.
Family Foodways Cooking Class -Casabe — A Taste of Taíno Tradition with Chef Carlos! - 7/15
Join Chef Carlos for an exploration of casabe, a traditional flatbread made from yuca (cassava) that has nourished Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean for centuries.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gathering of Growers Crop Study: Garlic & Onions
Join us in learning the seed to table cycle of garlic and onions
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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
Cold Crop Planting & 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 cold crops.
Grown in Detroit - New Marketer Orientation - 3/30
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.
Gathering of Growers: Roots!
During this month's Gathering of Growers we will focus our crop study on root vegetables!
Built to Grow: Farm Structures, Plans, Budgets and Builders
Join us for an engaging, hands-on session designed to help you get your plan rolling. We’ll cover crop selection, planting timelines for field and high tunnel systems, and more.
Grown in Detroit - New Marketer Orientation - 3/2
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.
GROUNDWORK: Crop Planning in Community
Join us for an engaging, hands-on session designed to help you get your plan rolling. We’ll cover crop selection, planting timelines for field and high tunnel systems, and more.
Gathering of Growers: Lettuce & Spinach
This month we're dedicating our crop study to lettuce, spinach and salad mixes! Join us we learn about the whole cycle from seed to table
Grown in Detroit - New Marketer Orientation - 2/18
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.
Mind Your Business: Farmers Talk Whole Farm Income - A Panel Discussion
Join us for this panel discussion, where we’ll take a down-to-earth look at how diversifying revenue streams can support the long-term success of small farm businesses.
Perennial Fruit Cultivation and Care
Join us for a session on the fundamentals of planting and caring for fruit with Derek Plotkowski of MSU Extension. This class will cover fruit types and varieties best suited to the Detroit area, along with best practices for care to maximize yield and quality.

