BLOOM GARDENS
Bloom Gardens is located along the Joe Louis Greenway, a transformative green corridor in Detroit connecting neighborhoods through parks, gardens, and bike paths. Our mission is to activate this space for sustainable food access, community events, and youth empowerment.
OUR MISSION, VISION & GOALS
Transforming Detroit's Joe Louis Greenway into a thriving network of community gardens and sustainable spaces
OUR MISSION
To transform vacant and underused spaces across Detroit into thriving community gardens that provide fresh food, hands-on learning, and spaces for connection—empowering residents to grow, share, and sustain their own future.
OUR VISION
A thriving Detroit where every neighborhood grows, shares, and sustains its own future.
OUR GOALS
- • Bring the Green Lawn Garden Online as our first active community hub
- • Establish 10 thriving gardens by 2028 along the Joe Louis Greenway
- • Engage 50 dedicated volunteers to support planting, maintenance, and events
- • Provide fresh food access to nearby residents, starting with the Green Lawn community
WHY BLOOM IS DOING THIS
The Joe Louis Greenway is one of Detroit's most transformative projects—a 27.5-mile corridor designed to connect 23 neighborhoods through bike paths, parks, and green spaces. Named after the legendary boxer and Detroit native Joe Louis, the Greenway represents more than just mobility—it's a vision of a city reconnected, where neighborhoods thrive together.
Bloom was born to help expand that vision. While the Greenway creates the path, we are cultivating the life along it—turning vacant lots into community gardens that provide fresh food, education, and connection.
We believe that technology and urban agriculture together can empower residents to reclaim their neighborhoods and build food security for generations to come. Each garden we create becomes part of a growing network of resilience, ensuring that Detroit's future is rooted in both community and self-reliance.
CONNECTING COMMUNITIES ALONG THE GREENWAY
The Joe Louis Greenway is Detroit's newest green corridor, connecting 23 neighborhoods through parks, gardens, and bike paths. Bloom Gardens is proud to be part of this transformative project.
27.5 Miles
Of connected green space through Detroit
23 Neighborhoods
Connected through parks and gardens
2 Gardens
Currently under development along the route
Community Hub
For sustainable food access and events
WE ARE GROWING TOGETHER THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Join Our Platform
Community-Driven Technology
Our platform grows from the ground up, built by and for the gardening community along the Joe Louis Greenway. Every feature serves real needs in Detroit's urban agriculture movement.
Connected Networks
We link gardeners, volunteers, and supporters across Detroit's Joe Louis Greenway communities. Share resources, coordinate efforts, and amplify impact through digital connection.
Data-Driven Growth
Track garden progress, measure community impact, and share successes along the Joe Louis Greenway. Our platform helps gardens thrive through transparency and accountability.
Open-Source Learning
Knowledge belongs to everyone. Our platform shares urban farming techniques, sustainability practices, and community organizing strategies freely across Detroit's green spaces.