The Eastern Market Corp. has been hard at work developing a master plan for the district that strengthens its core food operations while enhancing five other sub-districts with housing, education, retail and entertainment.
A presentation of the concept will be held at noon on Feb. 29.
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The Wilkins Corridor, which runs east and west, is being looked at as a connection axis between the market and its neighbors.
A key stakeholder in this area is the
Detroit Edison Public School Academy on St. Aubin. The school is working with EMC and the
Greening of Detroit to incorporate food production into its curriculum; a 2.5-acre city parcel is being pursued in order to implement this concept.
[Kim] Hill [of the EMC] says the organization is also looking into ways to create energy from food waste, a plan that she hopes to see implemented in 2009.
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