City Commons

City Commons City Commons is a cooperative of Detroit farms raising food with common resources for common people in Metro Detroit.

Community Supported Agriculture is a fantastic way for people who care about local food, sustainable agriculture and revitalizing the local economy to get directly involved in making it a reality. CSA members support the farms by buying seasonal “shares” that provide them with vegetables and other farm products. Members receive boxes of farm fresh goodies every week during the growing season. City

Commons is a cooperative urban CSA; the produce you receive is all grown in Detroit at six market gardens located throughout the city. The food you receive each week hasbeen grown using sustainable methods, meaning that we do not use synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. Produce for City Commons CSA is grown by many farmers: Chris McGrane grows food on the east side of Detroit. Ryan Harroun and Elizabeth Phillips found their shared passion for farming along myriad paths and have teamed up to run Vinewood Knoll Farm in Southwest Detroit. Alice Bagley spent four years running a farm in eastern Washington and now runs Fields of Plenty where she moves her plants and produce all over Detroit by bicycle. Emily and Meg have traveled the world in search of good eats, only to find that they can grow the freshest food right in their own neighborhood at Singing Tree Garden, uptown Detroit. Minehaha Forman was raised on a subsistence farm in Belize, Central America and feels right at home farming in Detroit. Noah Link and Alex Bryan grow vegetables, fruit, poultry, fish, honeybees and more at Food Field near historic Boston-Edison.

As we often say, the great secret of our CSA is that we are a cooperative and that means you are supporting several farm...
03/08/2025

As we often say, the great secret of our CSA is that we are a cooperative and that means you are supporting several farms. We also have several pick up locations! One of our favorites is Someday Brewing in Grosse Pointe Woods. They make *award winning* beer and have some of the friendliest bartenders around. If going to pick up your veggies on a Friday evening, grabbing a pint (and/or a few to go), and hanging out with friends sounds good to you. Sign up for our CSA today and choose Someday Brewing as your pick up location.

Getting kale started in the basement under grow lights, even while there is still a little ice in the soil outside. One ...
03/05/2025

Getting kale started in the basement under grow lights, even while there is still a little ice in the soil outside. One of the many ways we get a head start on the growing season.

If you want to get a headstart on the farm season as an eater, be sure to sign up for a City Commons CSA share!

One of the things that makes our CSA unique is that we are a cooperative. That means that when you sign up for a produce...
02/19/2025

One of the things that makes our CSA unique is that we are a cooperative. That means that when you sign up for a produce or flower share you are supporting eight farms- all located in the city of Detroit. It also means that our customers get a wider variety of produce more consistently- even if one farm is having a tough week it is likely that someone else is having a good one!

As you may have gathered we LOVE veggies and produce, but that's not all we're into! You can also get a flower share fro...
02/18/2025

As you may have gathered we LOVE veggies and produce, but that's not all we're into! You can also get a flower share from us. For 16 weeks (or 8 if you want a half share) you can get a beautiful bouquet of flowers grown by our farmers. Lis at Bloomtown is our primary flower farmer and arranger, but we all get in on the action from time to time.
Besides being beautiful, flowers (especially natives) help pollinators and other species that keep the ecology around our farms healthy.

If you sign up for our CSA you will get a box of produce every week (or every other for a half share) for 20 weeks from ...
02/17/2025

If you sign up for our CSA you will get a box of produce every week (or every other for a half share) for 20 weeks from mid June through the end of October. All our produce is grown in Detroit using organic methods. We do our best to give you the freshest and most delicious produce coming out of the farms each week.
With a Farmer's Choice share, we pick what goes in the box- though you can always add extra items from our farm store.
If you want a little more control you can get a Customizable Share, giving you the option to swap out items you don't like for items in the store that you like more.

Let your valentine know that you think they're hot stuff, just like the compost piles at Sanctuary Farms . Those piles d...
02/14/2025

Let your valentine know that you think they're hot stuff, just like the compost piles at Sanctuary Farms . Those piles divert over 1/2 million pounds of food waste every year
If you want you and your sweetie to be enjoying vegetables and flowers grown using regenerative practices this summer- order a CSA share now!

Still need a gift for valentines day? Don't worry! We've got you covered. Have your sweetie thinking of you all summer l...
02/13/2025

Still need a gift for valentines day? Don't worry! We've got you covered. Have your sweetie thinking of you all summer long with a produce or flower subscription from City Commons!

Want to find the perfect way to let your crush know you are into them? Buy them a subscription for fresh produce that wi...
02/12/2025

Want to find the perfect way to let your crush know you are into them? Buy them a subscription for fresh produce that will nourish them and their microbiome! Nothing says love like dietary fiber (and we sell flower subscriptions too).

Don't forget to add flowers on to your CSA subscription! We love to grow flowers not just for their beauty, but also to ...
02/10/2025

Don't forget to add flowers on to your CSA subscription! We love to grow flowers not just for their beauty, but also to make sure our pollinator friends have lots of habitat. These bouquets could be brightening up your table all summer long.

Have a super soup bowl in 2025 by signing up for our CSA- especially if you add on a Storage share.Our Storage share is ...
02/09/2025

Have a super soup bowl in 2025 by signing up for our CSA- especially if you add on a Storage share.

Our Storage share is a super sized box of extra root veggies, squash, onions, kohlrabi, cabbage, and lots more. We are still eating potatoes, garlic, squash, and carrots that were harvested this fall. Be sure you have local veggies to eat in February by signing up today!

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. While we usually think of that support as financial, we are also support...
02/05/2025

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. While we usually think of that support as financial, we are also supported by the great feedback we get from our members! We loved hearing this from one of our end of season surveys. While supporting local farmers and sustainabile practices is important, if the produce we delivered wasn't good quality we wouldn't be holding up our end of the bargain!

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CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. While we usually think of that support as financial, we are also support...
02/04/2025

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. While we usually think of that support as financial, we are also supported by the great feedback
we get from our members! We loved hearing this from one of our end of season surveys. We love doing this work and know that when our neighborhoods and environment are healthier, we all prosper.

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There are lots of great reasons to join our CSA: you support nine+ local farmers, you get delicious local food, you can ...
02/03/2025

There are lots of great reasons to join our CSA: you support nine+ local farmers, you get delicious local food, you can enjoy flowers all summer long, and so much more!

Thinking about a groundhog popping up out of the ground today (and seeing his shadow or not), has us dreaming about seed...
02/02/2025

Thinking about a groundhog popping up out of the ground today (and seeing his shadow or not), has us dreaming about seeds popping up out of the ground in just another month or so. These are some of the first little sprouts that come up every spring: snap peas, carrots, and beets. We aren't here yet, but if you want to be sure that you'll get a portion of this harvest when it come- sign up for our CSA. https://citycommonscoop.localfoodmarketplace.com/Subscriptions

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. While we usually think of that support as financial, we are also support...
02/02/2025

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. While we usually think of that support as financial, we are also supported by the great feedback we get from our members! We loved hearing this from one of our end of season surveys. We miss growing produce for you and can't wait for the soil to thaw so we can get back to it!

Sign ups for our 2025 CSA season are open! Get a box of delicious, fresh produce and flowers from our eight member farms...
01/31/2025

Sign ups for our 2025 CSA season are open! Get a box of delicious, fresh produce and flowers from our eight member farms. Sign up and more information at https://citycommonscoop.localfoodmarketplace.com/Subscriptions

This year our pick up locations include Someday Brewing, Urbanrest Brewing Company, Batch Brewing Company, Oakland Avenue Urban Farm, a North End Deroit porch pick up and a Dearborn porch pick up.

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Need some veggies for the coming week? To go with your turkey or just because vegetables are delicious?Look no further! ...
11/20/2024

Need some veggies for the coming week? To go with your turkey or just because vegetables are delicious?
Look no further! you can order lots of delicious fall veggies from City Commons. Order before 7 PM Wednesday night to pick up either Friday afternoon/evening or Saturday. All pick-ups for this special November offering will be at 620 Chandler.

Order at https://citycommonscoop.localfoodmarketplace.com/products

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Community Supported Agriculture is a fantastic way for people who care about local food, sustainable agriculture and revitalizing the local economy to get directly involved in making it a reality. CSA members support the farms by buying seasonal “shares” that provide them with vegetables and other farm products. Members receive boxes of farm fresh goodies every week during the growing season. City Commons is a cooperative urban CSA; the produce you receive is all grown in Detroit at six market gardens located throughout the city. The food you receive each week hasbeen grown using sustainable methods, meaning that we do not use synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. Produce for City Commons CSA is grown by many farmers: Chris McGrane grows food on the east side of Detroit. Elizabeth Phillips found her passion for farming along myriad paths and is now growing at Iroquois Ave Farm on the east side of Detroit . Alice Bagley spent four years running a farm in eastern Washington and now runs Fields of Plenty where she moves her plants and produce all over Detroit by bicycle. Emily Brent has traveled the world in search of good eats, only to find that they can grow the freshest food right in their own neighborhood at Singing Tree Garden, uptown Detroit. Noah Link and Nick Jones grow vegetables, fruit, poultry, fish, honeybees and more at Food Field near historic Boston-Edison. Donnie and Roxanne Jones grew up in Detroit and farm together on the east side. Donnie advanced quickly from helping at Food Field to founding his own farm at Robinwood Park in 2012. Roxanne brings plenty of experience and herbal knowledge from years at Earthworks Urban Farm.