Our Mission

The mission of Brightmoor Artisans Collective is to create a space where community members can safely and creatively work and learn together to process, market and consume affordable and healthy food using a holistic, wellness-based approach.

We envision an equitable, sustainable and local economy based on healthy, locally grown and crafted products in Brightmoor.

Our History

In 2009, local residents founded Neighbors Building Brightmoor (NBB), an organization that has transformed the southwest region of Brightmoor known as The Farmway into an area rich with gardens, greenhouses, and parks. Growing naturally out of the opportunities created by this increased amount of locally grown fresh produce, Brightmoor Artisans Collective (BAC) was established in 2014 by members of NBB as a safe space where community members could creatively work and learn together to process, market, and consume affordable, healthy food.

Today, Brightmoor Artisans Collective serves as a community resource hub for increased access to nutrition education, gardening skills, & local economic development. BAC is also a community space for inter-generational programs focused on creativity, personal enrichment and wellness.

Organization Timeline

2016: The BAC Incubator Kitchen officially opened to commercial renters, our Youth Entreprenurial Training (YET) program launched in our cafe & we held our first Farmers Market

2022: We established our on-site Learning Garden in partnership with Keep Growing Detroit.

2023: Grassroots Grant Writers was created in partnership with our parent organization, Neighbors Building Brightmoor