How a Detroit Vacant Lot Became Alma Garden

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Rukiya Colvin transformed a trash-filled vacant lot near her childhood home into Alma Garden, a thriving east side community space offering fresh produce, a free outdoor library, naloxone…

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Discarded tires once occupied a Detroit lot where neighbors can now find vegetables, books and naloxone, according to Planet Detroit. The site is Alma Garden, near Rukiya Colvin’s childhood home. Planet Detroit reports that Colvin bought the trash-filled property in 2024 and turned it into garden beds on the city’s east side. What makes the space unusual is the combination: fresh food sits alongside a free outdoor library and naloxone dispensers.

Planet Detroit describes the garden as a place where residents can access produce, share knowledge and get to know one another. That makes a trip for vegetables a chance to encounter resources beyond food, without having to visit a separate site. What do neighbors learn from one another at Alma Garden, and how do they use its library?

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