Earth Works Garden/Urban Farming-Apiary Projects
Earth Work Garden/Urban Farming (EW) and Apiary Project is a component of the Capuchin Soup Kitchen. EW promotes sustainable agricultural, healthier food choice and local food security through natural/local vegetable production; gardening and food workshops for family and youth; neighborhood farmer’s markets and “farm” product creation and distribution.
Earth Works is composed of a variety of programs and activities:
Earth Works (EW) EW is a small urban farm project producing fresh, organically grown produce for, Women Infant and Children (WIC)/Project Fresh, local/church-based farmers market and for value added products such as jams and jarred tomatoes/pickled beets. The EW greenhouse provides vegetable seedling for Detroit community and backyard gardeners in collaboration with the Detroit Agricultural network and the Greening of Detroit.
Growing Healthy Kids (GHK) GHK is a collaborative venture with Iroquois Ave. Christ Lutheran Church serving local youth, ages 6-12 years. GHK provides safe, out-of-school gardening, cooking and food preservation activities at the Capuchin’s Earth Works Urban Farm and kitchen facility.
Earth Works Honeybee Apiary EW apiary provides educational experiences for youth on apiculture and the importance of honeybee pollinators in food production. The EW Apiary provides honey and other hive products for Earth Works program promotion.
