Danielle Daguio and Molly Hubbell
Recorded
April 10, 2025
01:02:23
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Id:
ddb002726
Description
Danielle Daguio (38) and her friend and coworker Molly Hubbell (38) reflect on what drew them to urban farming and community work and how they adapted their work at Keep Growing Detroit to be able to serve the greater Detroit community during COVID-19.Subject Log / Time Code
Molly Hubbell (MH) and Danielle Daguio (DD) talk about their life before COVID and the goals they had for Keep Growing Detroit in early 2020.
MH and DD reflect on why they became interested in farming and community work, especially in Detroit.
MH and DD recall the day that their programming shut down for the pandemic and what they did in the days and weeks after.
MH and DD remember how they created an online produce store and community zoom trainings in just a few weeks.
MH and DD reflect on how they began to understand their importance as community members in the pandemic and tell a story of specific plants that symbolized the moment.
MH and DD talk about serving the specifics dynamics of serving Detroit's mostly black community and talk about the land fund initiative. They also talk about someone specifically who was given a land ownership grant.
MH and DD reflect on why it is so important for Detroit to grow its own food and share gratitude for each other.
Participants
- Danielle Daguio
- Molly Hubbell