Peace Tree Parks logo — illustrated tree on a wooden sign
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Media & Press

Selected coverage and honors.

For interviews, photography access, or press-kit requests, contact info@peacetreeparks.org.

Peace Tree Parks volunteers building a raised garden bed in a Detroit neighborhood

Coverage & honors

  • Global Change Makers
    Monocle, London
    2020
  • Highlighted for revitalizing Detroit
    Ford Motor Company
    2018
  • Nonprofit Organization of the Year
    Detroit Food Policy Council
    2017
  • Governor's Service Award — Environmental Impact
    Michigan Community Service Commission
    2022
  • Don Life Award — Nonprofit of the Year
    Sean Anderson Foundation
    2022

Press contact

Interviews, site visits, and photography access at any of our three Detroit locations. We can usually accommodate same-week requests during the season.

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Quick facts

Founded
2015, Detroit, Michigan
Status
501(c)(3) nonprofit · EIN 81-0973065
Sites
Three Detroit locations, including a 42-ft geodesic grow dome
Reach
13 vacant lots converted · 113 residential gardens · 1,000+ lbs donated

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Peace Tree Parks is a Detroit 501(c)(3) founded in 2015 that converts vacant land into community gardens, installs free residential gardens across Metro Detroit, and grows year-round produce for neighbors who need fresh food most.

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Help us grow

Every raised bed starts with a neighbor and a donor.

Your gift funds soil, seed, and installations in Detroit neighborhoods that need fresh food most. Volunteers keep gardens alive all season long.

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501(c)(3) nonprofit · EIN 81-0973065 · Gifts are tax-deductible.