A longtime Detroit grower argues the city needs dedicated funding and a grace period to help community farms meet regulations without losing the spaces that fed neighborhoods through crisis.
Author Archives: Tepfirah Rushdan
Tepfirah Rushdan is Detroit's Director of Sustainability and a lifelong community organizer. For nearly 20 years, she has worked at the intersection of climate, land, and food justice, serving in leadership roles across Detroit's environmental movement including Greening of Detroit, Keep Growing Detroit, and the Detroit People’s Coop while helping launch key collaborations including the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund and Black to the Land Coalition.