Detroit-based writers Clayton Cortez Smith and Mikehl Hafner have been selected for the inaugural 2026 Brennan Resiliency Journalism Fellowships. They will profile urban farmers and growers across the city to explore their motivations. The fellowship is an initiative of Planet Detroit, with funding provided by the Sustainability Institute of Detroit.

Both writers have a background with Planet Detroit's Neighborhood Reporting Lab, which is supported by the Kresge Foundation. Further details about the fellowship and the writers' projects are available from Planet Detroit. The organization's founder and executive editor, Nina Ignaczak, has expressed enthusiasm for the initiative, which aims to build on the success of the Neighborhood Reporting Lab.