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Elliott is particularly fond of the Gateway Parks Project.
" Anytime a park is up for a full-capital renovation, we evaluate the edges of the park thoroughly, " she says. " And oftentimes, there will be an abandoned house or a vacant lot
adjacent to the park. Part of the park improvement process
is to work with our land bank to take ownership of those
lots. That way, rather than vacant areas being something that
keeps residents from using the park, it is transformed into a
new point of access that enhances the space and the neighborhood around it. "

Sustainable Thinking
As the city continues to rebound, some Detroiters are doing
their part to give back to the community. Such is the case with
the Veterans Green Village, a sustainable housing and business incubator.
Gordon Soderberg, the program's director and founder,
partnered with Blight Busters Detroit to start an urban farm
on the corner of Burgess and Orchard Street. He says the veteran component is geared toward veterans who want " to learn
how to produce their own food on a commercial scale, " but
to create a farm small enough that one person can maintain
it. The Veterans Green Village relies on Research Detroit as a
crowdfunding source to raise donations online.
Brightmoor Artisans Collective (BAC) is another grassroots organization that partners with local farmers to provide residents in underserved communities access to healthy,
affordable food.
" We try to provide a lot of opportunities for distribution [and]
accessibility to community members to come in and learn about
all the produce that is available here, as well as how to grow
it, how to prospect it and how to start businesses around it, "
explains Brittany Bradd, director and kitchen manager, Brightmoor Artisans Collective. There are four components to the organization's mission: (1) Artisans Café & Farmers' Market, (2)
a commercial kitchen, (3) kitchen classroom and (4) community creation space. To solicit donations, BAC has partnered with
Patronicity to spearhead crowdfunding efforts.

Inclusion and Accessibility
Anyone who's visited Detroit in the past few years no doubt
has seen its resurgence. Through their community activism
and philanthropic endeavors, Detroiters are not just helping
to preserve their city's proud history, they are also helping to
create more natural, inclusive and accessible public spaces
that tell a more powerful story that says: We are Detroit and we
welcome you!
Vitisia Paynich is a California-based Freelance Writer for Parks and
Recreation magazine.

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