Keep Growing Detroit is an organization that strives to cultivate food sovereignty for Detroit residents with a focus on providing access to locally grown fruits and vegetables from Detroit. In 2023, the organization hosted 128 volunteer events with 1,785 volunteers. It also hosted 80 classes and helped 44 new growers sell their goods at Eastern Market.

The organization’s partnerships with other food-based initiatives and programs have helped support better diets for more than 26,000 Detroiters by providing access to fresh produce, according to its website.

One Detroit’s Will Glover spoke with Keep Growing Detroit’s Engagement Manager Danielle Daguio who has been with the organization since 2012. She shares how her relationship with food and heritage deepened by learning more about growing her own food and expanding her role within the organization.

Working with other organizations to create opportunities for Black farmers, Daguio also talks about how Keep Growing Detroit supports farmers who are navigating how to acquire land and grow food in a sometimes challenging urban farming ecosystem. One Detroit’s Chris Jordan helped produce this story.

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