EDITOR’S NOTE
Markets Matter C
leveland’s West Side Market is a cavernous beauty of a space. I can still recall the first time I walked in and took in the enormity of this beloved institution that has been operating at the corner of West 25th Street and Lorain Avenue since 1912. The public market, much like the city it calls home, is a survivor — one that grows ever more interesting with age as it holds on to and reflects the traditions that made it what it is today. The West Side Market has endured the popularity of the automobile, inhome refrigeration and other technological advances that could have easily eroded support for the concept of a centralized public market, but they did not. In 2012, the market celebrated its centennial with a new sheen and the hope that the institution would operate for 100 years to come. In an Instacart age, where the components of your pantry can be ordered online and delivered to your door, the concept of public markets like Cleveland’s West Side Market, Cincinnati’s Findlay Market and Columbus’ North Market may seem antiquated, but they are quite the opposite. Just as these markets always have, they reflect the face of the cities they call home, be it through the family businesses that have operated there for generations, or the new ones launched by recent immigrants who bring their own culinary fare and traditions to shoppers. These are places where bonds are formed, discoveries are made, and our world becomes bigger in a time when many parts of modern life make it feel smaller and smaller. This month, we highlight these Ohio landmarks as well as others across the state, from historic farmers markets to popular orchard stands. As we hit the peak of Ohio’s growing season, it is a perfect time to celebrate food, how it ends up on our table and the people who bring it to us. Whether we’re picking up produce that was grown in a field in our community or trying a family recipe that comes from another part of the world, all of it is a lot more interesting, enlightening and fun than a bag of groceries ordered online and dropped off on our front step.
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