To Market We Go
East End Market, a neighborhood food and culture hub, celebrates sustainable farm-to-table living.
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“Our mission,” says community manager Heather Grove, “is to make being a conscientious consumer and community member convenient and entertaining.” The two-story structure on Corrine Drive was an adaptive reuse project that gave new life to an abandoned 14,000-square-foot church. The market houses a variety of merchants, as well as a large event space, a demonstration kitchen, retail shops, an award-winning caterer and a restaurant focused on farm-fresh ingredients. “All of the merchants share an ethos for sustainable sourcing, which takes all that label reading out of the shopping equation,” says Grove. “Whether you are shopping for groceries or a prepared meal, if you have a question, you can ask the artisan or purveyor right in front of you.”
Opposite the garden is the East End Event Hall, which incorporates reclaimed wood and antiques to create a rustic, cozy and sustainable space. An attached demonstration kitchen is available for cooking classes, as well as classes in knife skills, basic butchery, urban farming and other general homesteading skills such as butter making and canning and preserving. The event hall also is used for cookbook release gatherings and chef-run events, with catering available through Cuisiniers, East End’s caterer, or á la carte by the market’s merchants. Currently, the market is home to more than a dozen merchants. In addition to Cuisiniers and Txokos, the list includes Fatto in Casa Italian specialties; Hounds-tooth Sauce Company; La Bretxa seafood market; La Femme du Fromage artisan cheeses; Lineage coffee roaster; Local Roots Farm Store; Olde Hearth Bread Co.; Skyebird Juice Bar; Old Inc. furniture and décor; and 99 Market plantings and florals. Future development phases allow East End Market to incorporate other green designs such as solar panels, a windmill for pumping water to irrigate the garden, a cistern for harvesting rainwater—even a green roof. For more information, check their website: eastendmkt.com |
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