This Blog Lacks Pictures

So I thought I'd add a few pictures from my Eastern Market experience this summer!

Grown in Detroit brings together the crops of several urban farming initiatives in Detroit and sells them at different farmers' markets around the city. This sign was from a Saturday in June; the majority of the crops are greens, which are in season earlier in the summer.

It's worth mentioning that at it's current size, Detroit can't sustain a recycling program because it isn't cost-effective. So, drop-off programs like this one provide a place for people to bring recyclable materials.

From field to table!

Believe it or not, that's garlic! It's not always the dried bulbs you buy at the grocery store. These were sold by Grown in Detroit and can be used from the bulb part up to the part where the leaves start splitting off.

A family enjoys a two-man band.

A sign from Eastern Market's very successful bridge card program.

This suits our class so well :)

Eastern Market Corporation's raised bed garden. A system like this reduces the amount of invasive plants/pests and allows for rotating plants throughout the growing season.

And finally, an example of the hustle and bustle of a typical Saturday in Shed 3.