Suzuki Diaries: Future City – Community Garden – Detroit

Wayne is an ex-Black Panther and has fully committed himself to the cause. He says urban gardening is subversive.

By David and Sarika Suzuki
The Nature of Things
Feb 16, 2012

Kathryn Underwood introduced us to a couple, Myrtle Thompson-Curtis and Wayne Curtis, who have created a large community garden next to their house. They trade food, teach young people how to grow and cook it (they have monthly ‘cooking lessons’ which sound lively) and offer produce to people in need – for free.

Myrtle has a grant to do this so can now focus on it full time, and her 23-year old son is taking it on as well. Wayne is an ex-Black Panther and has fully committed himself to the cause. He says urban gardening is subversive.

Read the complete article here.