Urban Bush Sistah's Community & Market Garden

Urban Bush Sistah's Community & Market Garden Increasing access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Sharing the importance of growing your own food.

08/22/2026

Such a beautiful day! Last year BUGS Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference toured UBS and a time was had.

Beyond Lettuce Who says a salad has to start with lettuce? If you're looking for leafy greens that can handle more heat,...
08/22/2026

Beyond Lettuce
Who says a salad has to start with lettuce?
If you're looking for leafy greens that can handle more heat, offer different flavors, and bring a little more variety to your plate, try some of these garden favorites:
Amaranth (Callaloo) – Tender, nutrient-rich leaves that can be enjoyed raw when young or cooked like spinach.
Swiss Chard – Colorful, tender leaves that keep producing throughout the season. Sauté them, add them to soups, or enjoy the young leaves in salads.
Sorrel – Bright, lemony and refreshing. Young sorrel leaves are delicious in salads, sauces and dressings and add a nice pop of flavor.
Nasturtium – The leaves have a peppery flavor and the flowers are edible too, beautiful enough for a salad and tasty enough to eat.
Chinese Spinach - This leafy “spinach” amaranth is popular in Asia, eaten raw, stir fried, or steamed.
Growing different greens means you're not dependent on lettuce, especially when summer heat makes lettuce want to bolt.
Grow variety. Eat variety. Grow what thrives in your garden!
What leafy green would you choose instead of lettuce?

Nasturtium is both a nutritious edible plant and a traditional medicinal herb. The leaves and flowers are edible. The le...
08/22/2026

Nasturtium is both a nutritious edible plant and a traditional medicinal herb. The leaves and flowers are edible.
The leaves and flowers provide:
Vitamin C
Vitamin A
Vitamin K
Folate
Potassium
Calcium
Iron
Manganese
The flavor is slightly peppery.
Nasturtium also provides
Respiratory support
Nasturtium have traditionally been used for coughs, colds and respiratory complaints. Nasturtium is an alternative to your lettuce, the young leaves are great salad greens. I also dry the leaves and flowers for tea.
Nasturtium also provides other functions in the garden, such as protecting other plants from pests. Not to mention she’s beautiful!

08/21/2026

This orange butternut squash variety is very prolific with no signs of slowing down just yet. They are also huge in size compared to previously grown butternut squash. I’m contantly finding more hidden beneath the leaves.

This weeks flower bouquets 💐 were more nature inspired. I foraged the land and used filler, airy and green plants that n...
08/21/2026

This weeks flower bouquets 💐 were more nature inspired. I foraged the land and used filler, airy and green plants that naturally grow in this space. Using skills that were taught by Molly yesterday at Keep Growing Detroit Cut Flower Class.
Sold out of today’s bouquets.

I can’t count how many people ask if I have lettuce. By choice I only grow lettuce in early Spring and Fall. What are y’...
08/20/2026

I can’t count how many people ask if I have lettuce. By choice I only grow lettuce in early Spring and Fall.
What are y’all doing with all this lettuce?
Lettuce is a classic cool-weather crop. It grows best when daytime temperatures stay between 60°F and 65°F. Hardened plants can survive light frosts and freezing temperatures down to 20°F. In Hot Weather: High heat (above 80°F) triggers the plant to flower and produce seeds quickly.
Bitter taste: Heat stress causes the leaves to turn bitter and unappetizing.
There are other leafy greens that are even more nutritious than lettuce.
Celosia is the leafy green at today’s Farmers Market.
Eat the leaves ( leafy greens) Edible Greens: (Lagos spinach) feature nutritious tender leaves and stems used in soups, stews, and sautées.
Vitamins & Minerals: Rich source of vitamins A, C, E, B-complex, and potassium. Use the flower to make a delicious tea.

08/14/2026

I’m not a florist but I’m perfecting making bouquets. 🌸

Farm Stand Friday’s (every Friday)10am-12pm Self serve, how it works:Shop, bag produce (bags provided), scan QR code to ...
08/14/2026

Farm Stand Friday’s (every Friday)
10am-12pm
Self serve, how it works:
Shop, bag produce (bags provided), scan QR code to pay or leave exact cash in the box.
Fresh Flower Bouquets available.
Harvest boxes are also available. Pre Pay $30 $urbanbushsistahs or pay upon pickup.
What’s in this weeks box: sweet potato’s, corn, tomatoes, bell peppers, hot/mild pepper mix, green beans or fresh pinto beans, squash/zucchini herb mix. Fresh eggs (if available).

08/09/2026

Solar Garden Lights from
Vegega Garden

08/08/2026

I let nature supply the medicine it wants us to have.

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8261 Stahelin
Detroit, MI
48228

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