Grown In Detroit

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(Netherlands , USA, 60 mins)

Producers: Mascha Poppenk, Manfred Poppenk

In the economically devastated neighborhoods of Detroit, MI, hope is difficult to come by. For the students of the Catherine Ferguson Academy, each one of them pregnant or a mother of a small child, hope literally grows in the abundant vacant lots that surround their school; in addition to their academic studies, the students are also farmers, growing fruits and vegetables and learning the business of agriculture. GROWN IN DETROIT shows us the blossoming of young hearts and minds, as the viability of sustainable food and healthy nutrition becomes a real possibility for a community of mothers looking for opportunity.

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