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Palmer Park Farmers Market Continues Wednesdays through September

9/1/2020

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SW Corner of 7 Mile and Woodward EVERY Wednesday through September 30th from 4:30-7:30. Masks and social distancing required.
Visit Palmer Park Farmers Market on Facebook and Instagram.In partnership with Eastern Market, Detroit Community Markets and the City of Detroit Parks & Recreation Department, join us each Wednesday at this lovely local market for farm fresh fruits and vegetables, grass-fed meat, cooking demos with Chef Mike, desserts and baked goods and bath/body/personal care items.
LIST OF CURRENT VENDORS
  • Make Scents Hem-Infused Aromatherapy
  • Femme Fatale Luxe, Femme Fatale Candles
  • Detroit Public School Community District
  • Leo's Southern Style Cha-Cha Relish
  • Detroit Like Beet Market Garden
  • Sweet Creations by Michele
  • Soo Fraiche Grill Food Truck
  • Eastern Market Farm Stand
  • Happy Bodhisattva Gifts
  • Confections of a Kitchen
  • The House of Sage LLC
  • Deeply Rooted Produce

  • Leaf Me Plant Boutique
  • Shugababies Knitting
  • African Herbswoman
  • Detroit Garden Girl
  • Black Dog Catering
  • Oak Street Health
  • Planted Detroit
  • JPOP Smoothies
  • McElroy Farms
  • SOS House LLC
  • Soil2Service
  • Pastry Luv
Visit Palmer Park Farmers Market on Facebook and Instagram.
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Palmer Park Farmers Market opens July 8, 2020

6/28/2020

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As part of a collaboration with Eastern Market and the City of Detroit, we are proud to be a part of the new Palmer Park Farmers Market which will be open every Wednesday, 4:30-7:30pm beginning July 8th through September 30th.

The Market will take place at the SW corner of 7 Mile and Woodward, at the Detroit Exploration & Nature Center. The Palmer Park Farmers Market is a member of the Detroit Community Markets and aims to make essential things accessible to the community while supporting our local growers & entrepreneurs.

Know that the market will be enforcing some very practical social distance policies to keep everyone safe.

Confirmed vendors for first market include:


  • Deeply Rooted Produce
  • Judella's Sweets and Treats
  • McElroy Farms
  • Extravagant Organics
  • Detroit Garden Girl
  • Pastry Luv
  • Eastern Market
  • CiCi's Seamoss

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS
To sign up:
 https://forms.gle/uHdfdQhzmjT2A7qC6

For more information and to follow the Market updates throughout the summer:

Facebook + Instagram: @PalmerParkFarmersMarket
Email: PalmerParkFarmersMarket@gmail.com

Powered by Eastern Market, Detroit Community Markets, City of Detroit Parks & Recreation Department and People for Palmer Park.

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SIGN UP! Text Alerts from People for Palmer Park!

6/17/2020

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TEXT ALERTS FROM PEOPLE FOR PALMER PARK!

Will tonight’s bike ride be cancelled due to rain?
Is the ground too wet this week for yoga or t’ai chi?
Now you can receive instant updates for our recreation programs and events, in text form RIGHT ON YOUR PHONE.


INSTRUCTIONS:
(This is a one time setup and will only take a moment...)

Text “PalmerPark” to the number 41411.
No quotes, no spaces. It is not caps sensitive. Now SEND.

You will receive a reply that looks something like this:

Rply Y to confirm 4+msg/mo automated mktg txt msgs from PeopleForPalmerPark @your number here
Consent not reqd for purchase
Msg&DataRatesMayApply
Info? Rply HELP



Reply with just the letter Y.
You will receive next msg like this:

Welcome to PALMERPARK.

Msg&Data Rates May Apply
4msg/mo 
Rply HELP for help
Rply STOP to cancel 


Reply with your first and last name.
You will receive next msg like this:

Your name has been changed to: your name here

Pro-Tip:
Rply #NAME to change your name at any time.



Then you're all set!
Expect to receive approximately 4 messages per month. These will ALL be People for Palmer Park related (weather updates for recreation programs, event reminders), Not spam. Charges may apply, check your individual cellular/data plan.


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9th Annual PFPP Membership Meeting POSTPONED

3/22/2020

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DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS SITUATION, OUR ANNUAL MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PLEASE STAY HOME AND SAFE.

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Learn about our accomplishments from the past year, and the exciting updates on our plans for the future in the park!


AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Hear updates on current park improvement projects: Lake Frances Revitalization and more!
  • Hear more about upcoming events:
    Palmer Park Art Fair, Log Cabin Day, Annual Fundraiser & Silent Auction,
    and the PGA Tour returning to neighboring Detroit Golf Club in May
  • Recreational Programming for 2020 season
  • Continuation of the “rent-a-bed” program at our Urban Educational Garden
  • PFPP Board update on completed projects, finances & future goals/planning
  • Nominations/Election of new board members
  • First 75 members present or those attending that contribute $25 to
    People for Palmer Park will get a City-grown plant to take home

We are seeking board of director candidates for election at this meeting. Specific areas of expertise we are looking to fill include but are not limited to: fundraising, preservation, legal skills, and membership. If you would like to get more involved as a member of the Board (you must be a current PFPP member), you can find more information by going to our member page where there is a link to our membership application. 

For a list of current Board and Committee members, visit our Board/Committees page.

Help us spread the word! 

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GARDEN BLOG: A Family Grows in Detroit

7/11/2019

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​"The Garden Blog: A Family Grows in Detroit" will follow one of our new garden bed renters and her family on their first bed-rental experience this season at Palmer Park.

Thieves, Animals and Not
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By Amy Kuras


So my last post was this flowery piece about the deer of Palmer Park, and how much I loved spending an evening in their company. 

Apparently they were not picking up what I was putting down -- while I was thinking "I am connecting with these beautiful creatures" they were thinking "is that lettuce?" Because when I came back to the garden a few days later, I found three out of four of my very productive romaine heads were sheared down to nubbins by what was pretty obviously animal, not human, means. Obviously I failed to secure my deer netting well enough and they pushed underneath and had a VERY fresh salad. I may have called them some names in my head and fumed "I thought we had a deal! I welcome you, you leave my (and my fellow gardeners’) stuff alone!"     

And of course they munched the romaine and a little of the leaf lettuces planted next to it; the more bitter oakleaf red lettuce that was interspersed with the romaine wasn’t touched. They left everything else alone, though.

The next week, we got hit again, and this time wasn’t so funny. I’d noticed that week that my peas were finally getting ready to harvest and could do with a little more time, but I got excited at the prospect of sweet garden peas on our plates. I returned to the garden Saturday to do some chores and watering, and found someone had beat me to it. The netting around the peas had been pulled up and every single plump pod was gone, leaving only a handful that weren’t ready. I suspect human, not animal, activity because the plants were otherwise undisturbed, and no other plant had been messed with – and an adult human who knew exactly what they were going for at that, because only pods that were ready and no others were gone, something a kid would be unlikely to do. 
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I was pretty mad about it, not only because I’d put a lot of work into those peas but because the garden is such a space of community and happiness for me. The thought anyone would violate that was really hurtful to me – and in talking to my fellow gardeners I found some other folks got hit as well. I decided I’m putting a positive spin on it – maybe those peas went to someone who hasn’t been able to access fresh vegetables for awhile, or were pureed into baby food for a child who wouldn’t get chemical-free food any other way, or were part of a special meal for someone who used to garden but is no longer able to. And I hope that whoever they are, they don’t try it again.


​Amy Kuras is Research and Policy Program Manager for Detroit Food Policy Council and member of People for Palmer Park.
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GARDEN BLOG: A Family Grows in Detroit

6/18/2019

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​"The Garden Blog: A Family Grows in Detroit" will follow one of our new garden bed renters and her family on their first bed-rental experience this season at Palmer Park.

Beautiful Pests
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By Amy Kuras


Because of my work schedule and my kids’ schedule, my garden time often comes late in the day, sometimes late enough that I’m racing dusk to get my chores done. It’s a very peaceful time to be there – golden light on the meadow, kids joyfully shrieking through the splash park, and the normal bustle of this busy city oasis beginning to slowly wind down. 

A few weeks ago, I was puttering around in the garden when I saw something out of the corner of my eye. I was scared at first, fearing a mean dog, but it was instead something so much better -- a deer! looking for food in the wild meadow that surrounds the garden. I know some people hate deer, because they are pests and will clean out months of hard garden work with a few minutes of munching –and believe me, I put the deer netting we were offered on my raised bed just like everyone else did. 

But for me, a deer sighting is magical. I grew up in the city, and I never saw a deer until I was 24 and working as a reporter on Grosse Ile, a small island in the Detroit River. It’s still exciting and rare for me to spot them, and I relish their grace and loveliness and intelligent soft eyes. I knew they lived in the park, but I’ve hardly ever seen one. This time, there were two. 

I haven’t been this close to one of these beauties. I was worried they might challenge me for my plants or something (again, city kid, I’m completely unfamiliar with wildlife, but ask me about cats!) but instead one of them, a female, kept munching milkweed and tall grass just outside the clearing of the garden area. Every now and again we’d look at each other for a few minutes, me delighted, her wary. She’d stare and then, flipping her tail like an irritated cat, she’d go back to her meal and I’d go back to my weeding. 
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Since we started this garden project, I keep thinking about the idea of something sparking joy. The garden has been an unalloyed spark of joy for me on many levels. And that night, it was the joy of communing with a wild and beautiful creature, both of us engaging in our evening chores. It’s one of the things I hope I always remember, and one of the many gifts from the garden I’ve already received. 

​Amy Kuras is Research and Policy Program Manager for Detroit Food Policy Council and member of People for Palmer Park.
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GARDEN BLOG: A Family Grows in Detroit

5/28/2019

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​"The Garden Blog: A Family Grows in Detroit" will follow one of our new garden bed renters and her family on their first bed-rental experience this season at Palmer Park.

We have harvest!!
By Amy Kuras

One thing I have learned about gardening is that a lot can happen in a little time, and sometimes there’s a lot of waiting and then bursts of frenzied activity.

​Case in point: We put in our cold crops in late April. And we waited, and waited, and worried about what to do when it was time for the hot crops to be planted when the cold crops hadn’t even begun to really take off yet. Thanks to some great advice from Molly and some surprisingly meticulous garden planning from me (let’s just say “meticulous” isn’t a character trait one typically associates with me) I figured out how to find good spots for the hot crops without crowding out the cold crops. So we planted, and watered, and hoped.  That was May 18, the first day the garden officially opened.

We had a long-standing plan to head to DC and Maryland for a family reunion the following weekend, because it was Memorial Day. I slogged through the mud to look over the garden the day we left, May 23, and was happy to see a little bit of growth in just the five days since we’d planted. We got back late the night of Memorial Day (May 27) and finally moseyed over to check the garden on Tuesday evening.

Well. Mother Nature apparently held quite a Memorial Day party because things have just exploded. The lettuce plants doubled in size, the band of lettuce seeds needed a third thinning because the seedlings were all crowding each other out, the peas and broccoli grew a good couple inches, and beans and cucumber seedlings were starting to push above ground. The beets and carrots are starting to look well established, too. Teaches me to come to the garden without anything to bring home a harvest -- I pulled up the deer netting, had my husband hold out his shirt, and began piling lettuce into it!

It’s amazing what a little sun, a lot of rain, and good soil can do.

However, not all is perfection. I’d planted Brussels sprouts down the middle of the bed, because they take a long time to mature. Unfortunately, half of them look great but half have died, as have some of my kale plants and all of my collards. It’s disappointing, but realistically I’m the only one in my family who would have eaten a bunch of it anyway. More room for juicy tomatoes and snappy beans, right?

​Amy Kuras is Research and Policy Program Manager for Detroit Food Policy Council and member of People for Palmer Park.
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GARDEN BLOG: A Family Grows In Detroit

5/19/2019

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​"The Garden Blog: A Family Grows in Detroit" will follow one of our new garden bed renters and her family on their first bed-rental experience this season at Palmer Park.

The garden is open!
By Amy Kuras

This past weekend, I and all my fellow Palmer Park gardeners kicked off the season in style. On a day that started out pouring rain and ended up sunny, warm and beautiful, we planted our beds, helped a contingent of volunteers from Home Depot spread wood chips, and probably ran our site farmer, Molly Leebove, ragged with all our questions.

The gardeners are as diverse as the people who use Palmer Park for any number of things; families,
singles, and groups like Yoganic Flow and GirlTrek. Some of us are experienced gardeners, some are
brand new, and we’re planting everything from arugula to zucchini.

For my family and I, this garden represents something we’ve long hoped for in a place we already love.
When my husband Paul and I moved into our house in Greenacres 17 years ago, I immediately planted a
vegetable garden and learned how amazing food can taste when it was picked mere minutes before
hitting your plate. I kept it up for a few years, but lost my mojo when my daughter Maggie (who now
goes by Max) came along in 2004 and when my son Will arrived in 2008. By the time I was thinking I
might want to start up again, the big maple tree in our backyard had grown enough to keep the whole
yard in shade for almost all of the day. I managed to eke out a few tomatoes and get an herb garden
going, but generally any really productive growing was not happening.

When I was a kid, I remember my dad belonging to a community garden, where you could rent a bed for
the summer. I work for the Detroit Food Policy Council, which has close ties with the urban agriculture
community, but my inquiries about such a thing here in Detroit came up empty. I’d resigned myself to
getting my fresh seasonal veggies at the farmers market. Then, late last year I heard about the Rent A
Bed program. To say I was excited is an understatement. We already love Palmer Park and spend a lot of
time at the splash park and on the trails when the weather is nice. I attended the annual meeting to find
out more and signed up on the spot!
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We joined Keep Growing Detroit’s Garden Resource Program, took their basic gardening class, and Molly
kindly let us start planting all our cold crops early. At our kick-off meeting in mid-May, I dragged my kids
over to see the bed. “WE HAVE BABIES!!!” I cheered, seeing the band of lettuce seeds germinating into
little microrgreens and the peas Will had planted slowly unfurling themselves toward the sun. This was,
to my teen and tween, about the most embarrassing thing a person has ever done, but I didn’t care. We
were even able to harvest some lettuce from the plants we’d taken home from KGD and had our first
official salad from the garden (okay, with a LOT of store bought lettuce as well) at Sunday dinner.

​Amy Kuras is Research and Policy Program Manager for Detroit Food Policy Council and member of People for Palmer Park.
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8th Annual PFPP Membership Meeting

2/7/2019

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Saturday, March 16, 2019
12:30-1:00pm - Meet & Greet w/ Refreshments
1:00-2:30pm - Meeting & Committee Presentations
2:30-3:00pm - Volunteer Sign-up


Detroit Unity Temple
17505 2nd Ave., Detroit 48203 | Across from Palmer Park
Follow the PFPP signs for parking & entry

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SAVE THE DATE!
Learn about our accomplishments from the past year, and the exciting updates on our plans for the future in the park!


AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Hear updates on current park improvement projects: Tennis Courts, KaBoom Playscape, Handball Courts and more!
  • Hear more about upcoming events:
    Palmer Park Art Fair, Log Cabin Day, Annual Fundraiser & Silent Auction,
    and the PGA Tour coming to neighboring Detroit Golf Club in June
  • Recreational Programming for 2019 season
  • Introduction of new “rent-a-bed” program at our Urban Educational Garden
  • PFPP Board update on completed projects, finances & future goals/planning
  • Nominations/Election of new board members
  • First 75 members present or those attending that contribute $25 to
    People for Palmer Park will get a geranium plant to take home this year

We are seeking board of director candidates for election at this meeting. Specific areas of expertise we are looking to fill include but are not limited to: fundraising, finance, legal skills, and membership. If you would like to get more involved as a member of the Board (you must be a current PFPP member), you can find more information by going to our member page where there is a link to our membership application. 

For a list of current Board and Committee members, visit our Board/Committees page.

Help us spread the word! Print and distribute our flier below!

annualmtg2019_flier_2c.pdf
File Size: 194 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

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Community invited to Rain Garden Workshop and hands-on installation at Palmer Park 10/6.

10/2/2018

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The Sierra Club and Friends of the Rouge will present a workshop on Rain Gardens, why they are so important to the environment to prevent storm water damage and flooding, and how to build one. Following the workshop, we will actually install the garden at the corner of Woodward and Merrill Plaisance next to the historic building (that we believe was once a power station of some sort). Please come help dig and plant. RSVP info is below, please sign up and and share this invitation since we need at least 15 people for the installation.

The Rain Garden Workshops include presentations, demonstrations, and resources to equip you with the skills to create and care for your own rain garden!

Learn how rain gardens and other stormwater management practices help non-profit and faith-based organizations and small businesses reduce drainage costs.

Building a rain garden can help to:
  • Reduce stormwater runoff and pollution into the Detroit and Rouge Rivers
  • Create a healthier community
  • Provide habitat for birds, bees and butterflies
  • Protect you property from flooding

PLEASE RSVP at 313-444-3705, 
or email erma.leaphart@sierraclub.org
or Barbara@peopleforpalmerpark.org


WORKSHOP: 2pm at the Palmer Park Community House.
The Community House is next to the Splash Park at Merrill Plaisance and Pontchartrain (with the bright painted circles).

GARDEN INSTALLATION: 3-6pm at the SE entrance to Palmer Park
The SE entrance is at Woodward and Merrill Plaisance.



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