High tunnels providing local produce to Detroit

The Detroit-Wayne County Seasonal High Tunnel Initiative (SHEI) will bring locally grown produce to the streets and markets of Detroit.

 

SHEI will train Detroit’s urban growers to install, operate, and manage seasonal high tunnels that will conserve natural resources, improve productivity and help them be profitable year round. The program is funded by the USDA and operated by local agencies.

 

The USDA and Detroit political officials announced the SHEI initiative in mid-February at the Eastern Market. The announcement comes on the heels of another USDA partnership initiative, this one with the Detroit Public Schools. The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service agreed to provide fresh, local produce to the school system. It appears SHEI will aid in that partnership.

 

For more, check out the USDA website.