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Onto Sheds 3 and 5
preneurs. They can buy
their produce and move
Fogelman took hard-won
right into the kitchen."
lessons learned during the
Plans are for a
renovation of Shed 2 and
2,000-square-foot
applied them to Shed 3,
kitchen that will be
completing its renovation
rentable 24 hours a day.
slightly under its $6.5 mil-
Renovation of Shed 5
lion budget.
is scheduled to start in
The building has won
January at a cost of $6.5
awards for its construction
million.
and design. Currently, the
The kitchen is getting
building is mostly used
a
lot
of support from
Randall Fogelman
for special events. General
the community. Five
Motors used it for a vehicle
Metro Detroit Whole
launch. The Detroit Histori-
Foods stores donated 5 percent of
cal Society will hold its ball there
their day's sales from Oct. 20 to East-
next month. "This summer, it even
ern Market in support of the nonprof-
saw its first bar mitzvah," Fogelman
it community kitchen.
added.
If things go as planned, Shed 5
"There have been a lot of changes
also will host a representative from
over the past few years," said Don
the Michigan State University Product
Schneider of Lux Produce. He's the
Center, which helps Michigan entre-
fourth generation in his family to be
preneurs in the agriculture, natural
a vendor at Eastern Market, where
resources and bioeconomy sectors.
he sells mushrooms. "The changes
Tom Kalchik, associate director
to Shed 3 were quite dramatic. I'm
of the MSU Product Center, said he
thrilled with the product mix avail-
works mainly with food entrepre-
able at the market and have ample
neurs. Although it isn't a done deal
reason to be optimistic about the
yet, Kalchik said he's hopeful that his
future of the market."
organization will have a presence in
Fogelman's attention now has
Shed 5.
turned to the renovation of Shed 5,
"It's been our goal for sometime
which will include a community com-
to put a counselor in on a part-time
mercial kitchen to provide space for
basis to assist entrepreneurs as part
budding food entrepreneurs. There
of the incubation center," he said.
are currently a few community kitch-
In the meantime, Fogelman has
ens in Michigan, but mostly on the
become a de facto business coach to
west side of the state.
young entrepreneurs, providing ad-
"A community kitchen at Eastern
vice and assistance to other specialty
Market makes perfect sense," he said.
food vendors on things like labeling,
There are lots of young food entre-
signage and packaging at no cost.
It
The Perfect Job
nitely a hobby," he said. "I recently
spent a week at a boot camp for the
Fogelman grew up in Bloomfield Hills,
Culinary Institute of America in New
where he spent a good many hours in
York for my vacation."
the kitchen at Temple Beth El, where
Fogelman said he's proud of his
his father was on the cuisine commit-
time at Taste Fest. "What we did is
tee.
show what a vibrant, racially diverse
He earned an undergraduate degree
neighborhood could look like in the
in art history at Wayne State Univer-
city," he said. "But at the end of five
sity, where he fell in love with the city
days, it went away.
of Detroit. He's been a Detroiter since
"Where else does that happen? Not
1994. He then became interested in
at sporting events," he added. "Here
urban planning, earning a master's
at Eastern Market is where people
degree from the University of Michi-
gather organically — regardless of
gan. After graduation, he worked for
race — every Saturday."
a developer, renovating historic build-
In the past three years, the occu-
ings. Then came five years as direc-
pancy rate has gone from zero to 100
tor of marketing for the former New
percent in the east and west wings
Center Council (now part of Midtown
of Shed 2, and the crowds have risen
Detroit Inc.), and five years as director
along with the number of vendors.
of Detroit's annual Taste Fest, where
Each week, as many as 40,000 people
he got to indulge his love for food.
attend Eastern Market's six-block Sat-
"Food and cooking are still defi-
urday market. Those people are also
potential custom-
ers for the 80 adja-
cent independently
owned food-related
businesses and 18
restaurants that
make up Detroit's
Eastern Market
District.
Fogelman said
he's happy to be
in his position.
"This job is all the
things I care about:
neighborhoods,
building, food,
Detroit. It all came
Shed 2 has become a showcase for local specialty food
together." II
vendors.
Food Month At The
Downtown Synagogue
T
he Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue
Greening of Detroit's Tephira Rushdan, Fair
(IADS) is calling November Food Month
Food Network's Oran Hesterman and Free-
in honor of American Jewish World Service's
dom Grower's Myrtle Thompson-Curtis.
Global Hunger Shabbat and 18 days of ac-
Upcoming events IADS is offering include
tion.
a sauerkraut-making workshop in partner-
Global Hunger Shabbat is about educating
ship with the Motor City Moishe House from
American Jewish communities
1-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20. Blair Nosan,
about how daily food choices
synagogue board member and creator of
as well as our country's food
Suddenly Sauer, will be teaching how to
aid policies contribute to food
preserve food using the art of fermenta-
scarcity and insecurity in other
tion as well as talking about the impor-
countries.
tant role of food preservation in a healthy
IADS members felt this pre-
DOWNTOWN
local food system. No cost, but an RSVP
SYNACIOqUE
sented a unique opportunity
to Blair@Suddenlysauer.com is required.
to talk about food insecurity
The event takes place at Motor City
in the Detroit community and
Moishe House, 448 E. Ferry St., Detroit.
how it affects, and is affected by, the whole
From 6-8 p.m. Sunday Nov. 27, the last
region.
Food Month event will be the IADS monthly
IADS launched Food Month with a local-
Rosh Chodesh Women's Circle. This month,
food Shabbat feast and an introductory dvar
attendees will talk about the role the moon
Torah about the role Jews can play in foster-
has played in agricultural systems, ancient
ing food justice. A panel discussion with
Jewish and contemporary industrial, and
regional food activists explored both the
biodynamics. If these words mean little to
landscape of food access and policy in De-
you, don't fret! Join the circle for an illumi-
troit and the region as well as how Judaism
nating conversation to round out a month of
interacts with food justice. Panelists were
intriguing programs. This event will be held
Temple Kol Ami's Rabbi Ariana Silverman,
at IADS, 1457 Griswold, Detroit. I 1
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