WHAT’S YOUR SPARK?

WHEN THE HENRY FORD decided to launch its Detroit Central Market programming, it contacted Robb and Kate Harper. “They reached out because we know the farmers, the vendors, the bread and jam makers,” said Robb. The Harpers created southeast Michigan’s edibleWOW publication 16 years ago. They have run grassroots cooking demos with chefs before such culinary meet-and-greets were popular reality-TV fodder. They told the stories of the farmers, the chefs, the market vendors with passion and without judgment. And for decades, they have cultivated a relationship with The Henry Ford. As founding members of the CarverCarson Society, the two see limitless possibilities for The Henry Ford’s edible education initiatives. And Detroit Central Market — it’s a place that can bring us back to honoring the earth and learning in a hands-on way how to give back what we take from it.