Full Name
Brittney Rooney
Job Title
Owner
Company
Beaverland Farms
Speaker Bio
Brittney is an urban farmer, farm owner, and community food systems leader
based in Detroit. She is the lead farmer and co-founder of Beaverland Farms, a
regenerative urban farm located in the Brightmoor neighborhood of Detroit since
2015. Brittney has been farming since 2013 and her work focuses on regenerative
growing practices, cooperative food systems, and improving access to fresh, locally
grown food in Detroit communities. Beyond farming, she collaborates with other
Detroit farms to expand CSA programs and local markets, acts as the chair on
the Detroit FoodLOOP and serves on the board of the Michigan
Organic Food & Farm Alliance.
based in Detroit. She is the lead farmer and co-founder of Beaverland Farms, a
regenerative urban farm located in the Brightmoor neighborhood of Detroit since
2015. Brittney has been farming since 2013 and her work focuses on regenerative
growing practices, cooperative food systems, and improving access to fresh, locally
grown food in Detroit communities. Beyond farming, she collaborates with other
Detroit farms to expand CSA programs and local markets, acts as the chair on
the Detroit FoodLOOP and serves on the board of the Michigan
Organic Food & Farm Alliance.
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