My intention for the evening was to be a fly on the wall at the meeting and try to get a feel of what this group was all about. The Detroit Urban Farming Documentary This documentary will explore the urban prairie and urban farming phenomenon that is happening in some of the poorest and decimated areas in the city of Detroit. Like the Whole Foods in Midtown, it only stands to benefit. He also created a limited series of signed, AP prints to support the urban farming movement. Founded in 1995, Growing Power was the first-ever large scale urban farming non-profit to achieve major success. Urban Roots is a timely, moving and inspiring film that speaks to a nation grappling with collapsed industrial towns and the need to forge a sustainable and prosperous future. ... the film dispelled my misconception that urban farming in Detroit … Original Promo Posters are available for $69. But the time since Model D planted its flag on the city's media landscape has been one of growth and new possibilities. That wasn't an option here so I tried my best to be inconspicuous in the back. Grown in Detroit fruit, vegetables, flowers, and herbs are grown in urban gardens and farms throughout Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park. "Urban Roots," a documentary about the rise of urban farming in Detroit, will be shown July 13 at the Fenton Community and Cultural Center, 150 S. Leroy St. In Chicago we will meet Will’s daughter, ERIKA ALLEN , who sees food security and community development as the surest path to the eradication of racism and oppression. Hantz Woodlands, also known as Hantz Farms, is an urban tree farm on the lower east side of Detroit.The project has cleared more than 2,000 vacant city-owned lots, totaling more than 140 acres, and has demolished blighted homes and cleared empty lots to make way for a hardwood tree farm, bounded by E. Jefferson Avenue, Mack Avenue, St. Jean Street and Van Dyke Avenue. You keep the DVD/BluRay. Newsletters Donate Screening DVDs or BluRays will also be shipped along with a discussion guide. Additionally if you want an expert from the film to attend your screening to do a Q&A, please inquire here >, For multiple screening requests, please email us, If you would like to charge admission, please email us. Detroit was once America's fourth largest city. This group of around 40 determined city residents has a plan to change that. "When everything collapses, plant your field of dreams.". URBAN ROOTS screened in select theaters as well as through our primary theatrical on-demand service, TUGG. When you host a party you wil receive a discussion guide and postcards. This group is especially interesting to me as they run a small farm in Rouge Park. I hope I made a decent impression on the group as i think they have a very interesting story that should be told. Some of the farms followed in the documentary are Urban Roots, Earthworks and Brother Nature. Hosting a home screening is a great way to bring your family and friends together to start a conversation and inspire action. Urban Roots is a new documentary which shows the history, current processes and hopeful future (along with its potential roadblocks) for the thriving urban agriculture that has blossomed in Detroit. [16] Will Allen is the co-author, with Charles Wilson, of the book The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People and Communities , published by Gotham Books, a member of Penguin Group , USA. (Courtesy of Keep Growing Detroit) The city has a long history of urban farming, stemming as far back as the 1890s when Mayor Hazen Pingree encouraged residents to plant potato patches on vacant land.