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Detroit's Eastern Market : A Farmers Market Shopping and Cooking Guide
Detroit's Eastern Market A Farmers Market Shopping and Cooking Guide Author:Lois Johnson, Margaret Thomas In the public's protest against pesticides and chemicals, organic farming has played an important role in the quest for good and nutritious foods. It has helped shape our awareness of how we fuel our bodies. It has made us demanding of our food sources, so that we again care about eating fresh un-sprayed produce, free-range grain-fed poultry, ... more »and farm-fresh eggs. The foods and recipes in this book reflect Detroit's Eastern Market. They show the love and respect good food deserves. Many recipes come from generations ago--treasured family heirlooms still enjoyed today, some for everyday dinners, others for special celebration. There are many farmers markets across the country, markets with similar histories, businesses and devoted customers. But Eastern Market, founded in 1887, is Detroit's jewel. This book not only focuses on the foods, but on the people--farmers, vendors, store owners, customers--they are the core of the Market's life. They are the focus of this book. Through conversations, interviews, and observations we wanted to capture the personalites of these "food people." They have much in common--long days, early hours, the vagaries of the weather, and knowing they are essential to their community. They each have a different story to tell, a recipe to share.« less