Emerald Isles To Grow Veggies and Partnerships This Year

Spring is here, and like gardeners throughout the city, we are gearing up for a productive and fun-filled season. We expect to get plenty of exercise and sunshine and spend a lot of time with friends and neighbors. Emerald Isles CDC is planning for its biggest year in our short history.

This year we plan to partner with the Jefferson Branch Library to teach families and children basic vegetable gardening. We plan to expand our community vegetable garden on Haverhill. We will partner with our Morningside and East English Village neighbors to beautify East Outer Drive. We are partnering with Keep Growing Detroit, Habitat Detroit, the USDA, and the Grass Roots Garden to enhance Emerald Gardens Morningside at Haverhill and expand to Three Mile Drive. As you can see, we have big plans for this spring, summer, and fall, and we look forward to you being there. Follow this space.

Our first event will take place on April 29th, and we would be honored to have you participate:

2023 Emerald Isles Spring Cleanup
Saturday, April 29, 2023 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meet up: Jefferson Branch Library, E. Outer Drive, Detroit, MI 48224

If we have enough volunteers, we will pick up debris in the medians from Mack Avenue to Chandler Park Drive and clean the weeds from the curbs.

Call Sharon Gray at (313) 929-3980 to volunteer.