When George Perdue, owner of Bakefiniti and Northwest Detroit Farmers’ Market vendor was a boy growing up in Detroit, he often tried to hang around in the kitchen to watch his mom, aunt, grandmother, and great grandmother bake. “They all baked,” he remembers, “and I’d wait for that spatula, that bowl, that bit of batter…
Was there a house on the block where you grew up where the kids hung out, played basketball, jumped rope, and maybe even had a popsicle provided by the mom who lived in that house? Were there rules to hanging out at that house, like “There’s no cussing in my yard,” or “You call me…
It’s officially fall! The days are getting shorter, the leaves are turning, and here comes the cold. At the Northwest Detroit Farmers’ Market there is one sure sign that fall has arrived –the Annual Chili Cook-Off. If you’ve ever been to the cook-off, you know how exciting it is — bails of straw, pumpkin bowling,…
Well it is officially fall! There are a few things that signify the exit of summer and the entrance of fall — the days get shorter, leaves begin to drop, birds began to migrate, and soon it will be winter. For the Northwest Detroit Farmers’ Market the start of fall means the Market season is…
Karl Baer of Baer Poultry Farms in Adrian, Michigan is one of our returning vendors at the Northwest Detroit Farmers’ Market. Both Karl and his wife Carolyn were raised on farms in Michigan and in fact Karl and Carolyn currently live on Carolyn’s five-generation family farm. They raise free-range, USDA inspected, chemical-free chickens and turkeys.…
For Starlett, baking began as a way to relieve stress at the end of a long day as an accountant. At first, Starlett’s baking was a lot of experimentation. She did not grow up learning how to bake; she learned much of what she knows about pastries in culinary art school, and she quickly discovered…
The talk at the Northwest Detroit Farmers’ Market one Thursday was garlic scapes, the edible and delicious flower bud of the garlic plant. “They’re in? How wonderful!” one customer said when she saw the basket of green curls on the Greening of Detroit table. “Can you eat the whole thing?” another customer asked. Aaliyah Muhammad,…
Beaverland Farms owners Brittney Rooney and Kieran Neal met at Loyola University in Chicago. They graduated with degrees in Political Science and English, and then headed out into the world to start their careers – in farming. One of the places where Brittney learned a great deal about organic farming was at a large farm…
Alleah Webb, self-described “head honcho” of Drifter Coffee, parks her mobile coffee truck at the far south end of the parking lot at the Northwest Detroit Farmers’ Market, opens the side window, and puts on a pot of terrific coffee. Launched just over a month ago, Drifter Coffee often draws people who’d like a closer…
Vertical hydroponic farming uses 92% less water and eliminates agricultural run-off. Vertical hydroponic farming compresses the food supply chain which means more money for the farmer and fresher food. Having trouble visualizing a vertical hydroponic farm? Think long bunk beds, light, the sound of water gurgling, and hundreds of healthy green lettuce leaves growing in…