Detroit couple starts working farm ‘Hoodstead’ for sustainability on east side
Detroit couple makes dream of east side working farm and homestead come true
By Amy Lange
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The two met while working at a non-profit, providing nutritious food for children – and that’s what they want to do there, with an eventual orchard and farmstead for the community.
The young couple are the proud owners of a large property on Detroit’s east side, one they plan to cultivate into something big.
“We want it to be a fully functioning farm/homestead,” Gray said.
The two met while working at a non-profit, providing nutritious food for children – and that’s what they want to do there – with an eventual orchard and farmstand for the community.
“I think that’s a real tangible way of getting food, healthy food, locally grown food to people in our surrounding community that otherwise may not have had that,” Carter said.
The two are now blogging about their journey as new homeowners and urban farmers at their website: Detroithoodstead.com
“We are documenting our process and learning how to do all these things so that more people can take it upon themselves to do the same thing,” he said.
They talk of sustainability and autonomy – building up this community for this community – one that’s happy to have their youth, their energy, and their ideas.
