UPCOMING EVENTS Volunteer at D-Town Farm! Weekend work periods are back! If you want to volunteer at D-Town, join us at the following times: Thursdays from 3pm to 6pm Saturdays and Sundays from 8am to noon General meeting Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 7pm Northstar Community Development Corporation 3800 Puritan, between Dexter and Holmur Want more information? Fill in the form below: Name E-mail address or phone number DO NOT add me to e-mail list ADD me to e-mail list Comment (optional) Donate to DBCFSN! Your donations are tax deductible. Office address: 3800 Puritan Detroit, MIchigan 48238 (313) 345 3663   Office hours: Mondays and Fridays 9am-4pm Tuesdays-Thursdays 9am-6pm   Click here to download membership form Click here to download general flyer	Latest News    About DBCFSN The Detroit Black Community Food Security network is a coalition of organizations and individuals working together to build food security in Detroit’s Black community. Our mission is to build self-reliance, food security and food justice in Detroit’s Black community by influencing public policy, engaging in urban agriculture, promoting healthy eating, encouraging co-operative buying, and directing youth towards careers in food-related fields. D-Town Farm is a seven acre farm on Detroit’s west side that features organic vegetable plots, mushroom beds, four bee hives, four hoop houses for year-round food production, and a composting operation.   Donate to DBCFSN!  Dear Supporter of Food Justice: The Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (DBCFSN) has worked tirelessly for nearly seven years to contribute to the public dialogue about, and practice of, food security and food justice in Detroit. We continue to operate innovative programs that grow fresh produce, train urban farmers, sell food cooperatively, influence public policy, engage youth and address racism within the food system. Among our many significant milestones achieved in 2012 were: Completion of feasibility study for the expansion of our co-op buying club to a full service retail food co-op store Installation of water lines and frost-free hydrants at D-Town Farm Implementation of our first Summer Urban Ag Internship Program Awarded a $10,000 grant from Food Co-op Initiative to conduct community education and engagement sessions on our food co-op Expanded our 6th Annual Harvest Festival to two days and featured keynotes by Urban Ag Guru Will Allen and Vegan Chef Bryant Terry Received the James Beard Foundation Leadership Award Provided leadership and helped to frame the issues in the struggle for land justice in Detroit   We are asking our friends and supporters to make a generous year-end donation to the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network to help us deepen and broaden our on-going work of building food justice, food security and food sovereignty for Detroiters. We appreciate all donations from $10 to $10,000. DBCFSN is a 501c3 non-profit, so all donations are tax deductible. Your generous donation will help us continue making progress towards achieving our goals. Donations can be made on-line at our website (www.detroitblackfoodsecurity.org), or can be mailed to: Detroit Black Community Food Security Network 3800 Puritan Detroit, MI 48238 We appreciate your support and look forward to the opportunity to continue serving our community in the upcoming year. Respectfully,    Malik Yakini, Executive Director	Download the latest Down To Earth Newsletter Tweets by @DetroitBlckCFSN Democracy Now! interviews Malik Yakini, chairman of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network. Watch live streaming video from freespeechtv at livestream.com Free Speech TV interviews Malik Yakini, chairman of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network.