This film, produced by Dutch filmmakers Mascha and Manfred
Poppenk, focuses on urban gardening efforts managed by a public school of
300 pregnant and/or parenting teenagers. The Catherine Ferguson Academy
in Detroit is one of only three schools in the U.S. for pregnant and parenting
teens. Under the inspiring leadership of their principal, Ms. G. Andrews, the
students bring their babies to school everyday and work hard to get their
diploma.
One
of the more unique courses offered at the Ferguson Academy is urban farming. The
city and its many vacant lots allow schools and residents to have farms where
houses, shops and factories once stood. Taking care of animals, growing produce
and earning money helps shape the Ferguson students into strong and independent
women. The run time for the film is 60 minutes.
The
Detroit Historical Museum, located at 5401 Woodward Ave. (NW corner of Kirby) in
Midtown Detroit, is open to the public Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to
4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free for all,
all the time. Parking in the Museum’s lot is $5 at all times. Group tour pricing
and information is available by calling (313) 833-1733. Permanent exhibits
include the famous Streets of Old Detroit, the Allesee Gallery of
Culture, Kid Rock Music Lab, Doorway to Freedom: Detroit and the
Underground Railroad, Detroit: The “Arsenal of Democracy,”
Frontiers to Factories, America’s Motor City, and The Glancy
Trains. For more information, call the Museum at (313) 833-1805 or
check out our website at www.detroithistorical.org.
