Food Gathers at the Market

This post is a little different. I want to recognize a little known contribution of the Market to the Ann Arbor community. Many of the vendors regularly contribute their excess produce to Food Gatherers. Michael Scott of Food Gatherers stated that a typical pick-up from the Market is 1,000 to 2,000 pounds during the harvest season.







Duke Donahee selects tomatoes . . .














and puts them in the Food Gatherers boxes.















Valerie of Jeff Nemeth's farm also packs a Food Gatherers box . . . .










as does Tina Koski













Micheal Scott picks up the boxes from the vendors stalls . . . .















and loads them into the Food Gathers truck.








Our thanks to Food Gathers and the many vendors that support them.

Ratatouille – A Fine Mess of Vegetables

Every fall I make a large batch of ratatouille. That way I have lots of this great vegetable stew left over to freeze. Why don't you make some too?
Step 1 is to go to the Ann Arbor Farmers Market and purchase the vegetables. The fall harvest has arrived and all the necessary veggies are there. You will want tomatoes, eggplant, summer squash, garlic, peppers and herbs. The choices are flexible and it is not important to use the exact ratios I use.

Buying a loaf of bread Mill Pond bread to go with the ratatouille is a great idea. If you continue to the ratatouille page. the recipe and the method of production is there. (continue)