Presented By: Center for Campus Involvement CCI
How Does Eastern Market Make Detroit a "Cool City"?
When the state-funded Cool Cities Initiative, which sponsored 2 UM students' internships, offered grant money for special projects, Oliver and Emma collaborated on a winning grant proposal for a project called “Know Your Farmer” that incorporated each intern's work. Emma posted Oliver's photographs on Eastern Market's Facebook page, allowing fans to vote on their favorite pictures and contribute stories they had about particular farmers. This exhibit features the top five photographs as voted by Eastern Market Corporation fans, Oliver's descriptions of the farmers, and a few select quotations from the fans' comments.