Devita Davison: How urban agriculture is transforming Detroit
德维塔·戴维森: 城市农业如何改变底特律
At FoodLab Detroit, Devita Davison supports local entrepreneurs and imagines a new future for food justice. Full bio
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世界的工业巨人,
was the world's industrial giant,
和基础设施,
of land and infrastructure,
中西部城市中心。
Midwestern urban center.
for urban decay.
our population is under 700,000,
where 70 percent of Detroiters
nutritious food that they need,
必要的营养食物很难。
illness and diet-related diseases.
live closer to a fast food restaurant
or to a gas station
服务周到的食品商店,
对他们而言方便的超市。
about the city of Detroit,
that Detroiters are changing,
通过城市农业和食品创业
and food entrepreneurship.
of Boston, San Francisco,
of the city of Detroit.
of the city is vacant.
与其他大城市都不太一样。
unlike any other big city.
open land, fertile soil,
开阔的土地、肥沃的土壤、
for healthy, fresh food.
a people-powered grassroots movement
of American industry
out of all the cities in the world,
to serve as the world's urban exemplar
and sustainable development.
有1500多个
located all across the city today.
tomatoes and carrots either.
重点在于社区,
in Detroit is all about community,
are spaces of conviviality.
社会凝聚力的地方,
where we're building social cohesion
and our neighbors.
through a few Detroit neighborhoods,
当你们赋予地方领导人权力时,
when you empower local leadership,
和有色人种的基层运动时,
in low-income communities
底特律北端区附近。
in Detroit's North End neighborhood.
into a five-acre landscape
可持续生态和新的市场实践
sustainable ecologies
looks like in the city of Detroit.
to work with Oakland Avenue Farms
“农场直达餐桌”晚宴活动。
farm-to-table dinners.
where we bring folks onto the farm,
of time and opportunity
一位大厨准备的
they're treated to a farm-to-table meal
展示农场的产品。
right at the peak of its freshness.
人们与食物的关系。
people's relationship to food.
他们的食物来自哪里,
exactly where their food comes from
那个农场里种出来的。
that's on the plate.
on the west side of Detroit,
一个低收入社区。
a lower-income community in Detroit.
residents in Brightmoor.
a block-by-block-by-block strategy.
接着一个街区的策略。
由21个街区组成的微社区。
called Brightmoor Farmway.
服务水平低下的社区
unsafe, underserved community
美丽、安全的农场,
beautiful, safe farmway,
农场和温室。
and farms and greenhouses.
also came together recently,
最近还聚在一起,
that was in disrepair and in foreclosure.
and families and volunteers,
the bulletproof glass,
into a community kitchen,
农民和美食匠人,
who live in Brightmoor,
去制造和销售他们的产品。
can make and sell their product.
healthy, fresh food.
and this is my third example --
这是我的第三个例子——
the business cooperative model.
1500个农场和种植园吗?
I told you about earlier?
is a nonprofit organization
的非营利组织。
70,000 packets of seeds
and operate a cooperative.
pesticides, fertilizers,
in local markets,
of the proceeds from the sale.
African Americans are dying
in the city of Detroit,
发挥着巨大的作用,
in the city of Detroit.
有一家纯素食的灵魂餐厅。
is providing Detroiters the opportunity
response from Detroiters.
for culturally appropriate,
“底特律食物实验室”的非营利组织,
organization called FoodLab Detroit,
burgeoning food entrepreneurs
these entrepreneurs incubation,
access to industry experts
被排除在这种机会之外的,
who come from neighborhoods
from these types of opportunities.
on this stage and tell you
和底特律所有的挑战,
and all of Detroit's challenges
through urban agriculture.
has Detroit thinking about its city
看待这个城市,
又可以是乡村。
neighborhood-based stories,
我向各位展示了如何
how we're creating a new society
留下的空隙中创造新天地。
that was disintegration from the old.
因为那是关于爱的故事,
because they're stories about love,
for one another,
我们对大地母亲的爱,
the love that we have for Mother Earth,
these stories are stories
in the city of Detroit.
of people left Detroit,
而留下的人怀有希望。
those who stayed had hope.
to one that is prosperous,
one that provides opportunities for all,
我知道这很难。
我们社区的社交结构,
the social fabric of our communities,
启动经济发展机会,
in our most vulnerable neighborhoods,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Devita Davison - Food activistAt FoodLab Detroit, Devita Davison supports local entrepreneurs and imagines a new future for food justice.
Why you should listen
Detroit is a legendary food town, and it's thanks to small, locally owned businesses that range from streetside barbecue tents to neighborhood bakeries, shops and delis -- even small farms. At FoodLab Detroit, Devita Davison helps locals with ideas for a food business to take their dreams into delicious reality, by connecting them with business advice, help with compliance and licensing, space in professional kitchens, marketing ideas and more. The nonprofit focuses on entrepreneurs and communities who have been traditionally under-resourced, aiming to build power and resilience for people around the city.
FoodLab's vision is to cultivate, connect and catalyze, to use food as an economic engine, to form a supportive community of entrepreneurs and to make good food a reality for all Detroiters.
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