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- Food on the Move - Whether we realize it or not, our relationship with food is directly dependent on the transportation industry, and has been for nearly 200 years. Learn how mobility has shaped the food industry on our blog.
- July 07, 2020
- Collections - article
Food on the Move
Whether we realize it or not, our relationship with food is directly dependent on the transportation industry, and has been for nearly 200 years. Learn how mobility has shaped the food industry on our blog.
- Food, Fellowship and Fun - When you’re observing the Dearborn Truck Plant’s final assembly line during the Ford Rouge Factory Tour, you’re watching a set of skilled operators put finishing touches on all-new Ford F-150s — one is built at the plant every 53 seconds.
- September 05, 2023
- Collections - article
Food, Fellowship and Fun
When you’re observing the Dearborn Truck Plant’s final assembly line during the Ford Rouge Factory Tour, you’re watching a set of skilled operators put finishing touches on all-new Ford F-150s — one is built at the plant every 53 seconds.
- Food Soldiers: Nutrition and Race Activism - Find out what a food soldier is, as well as how food and nutrition relate to issues of institutional racism and equity for African Americans.
- February 10, 2021
- Collections - article
Food Soldiers: Nutrition and Race Activism
Find out what a food soldier is, as well as how food and nutrition relate to issues of institutional racism and equity for African Americans.
- All Things Food: Cookbooks and Recipes - Librarian Sarah Andrus shares a sampling of the wide array of cookbooks, recipe booklets, and handwritten recipes that have found a home in our collections.
- April 04, 2022
- Collections - article
All Things Food: Cookbooks and Recipes
Librarian Sarah Andrus shares a sampling of the wide array of cookbooks, recipe booklets, and handwritten recipes that have found a home in our collections.
- Just Added to Our Digital Collections: Food Packaging - We’ve just digitized about two dozen food boxes, cans, bottles, and jars dating from the 1920s to the 2000s, which formerly contained anchovies, oyster sauce, truffles, and more.
- October 07, 2013
- Collections - article
Just Added to Our Digital Collections: Food Packaging
We’ve just digitized about two dozen food boxes, cans, bottles, and jars dating from the 1920s to the 2000s, which formerly contained anchovies, oyster sauce, truffles, and more.
- Institutional Food Front-Runner: Dan Giusti and Brigaid - In 2016, Chef Dan Giusti began working on Brigaid, with the goal of embedding chefs in schools — but when the COVID-19 pandemic started, the emphasis shifted to feeding kids and keeping staff safe.
- December 02, 2021
- Collections - article
Institutional Food Front-Runner: Dan Giusti and Brigaid
In 2016, Chef Dan Giusti began working on Brigaid, with the goal of embedding chefs in schools — but when the COVID-19 pandemic started, the emphasis shifted to feeding kids and keeping staff safe.
- Dining du Jour: American Food Fads in the 20th Century - Some foods have a sense of timelessness about them — they are reliable standbys that seem or stand the test of time with little to no alteration. Other foods, however, drift in and out of the public consciousness — and our refrigerators and stomachs.
- June 22, 2023
- Collections - article
Dining du Jour: American Food Fads in the 20th Century
Some foods have a sense of timelessness about them — they are reliable standbys that seem or stand the test of time with little to no alteration. Other foods, however, drift in and out of the public consciousness — and our refrigerators and stomachs.
- What Does a Sustainable Food System Need to Look Like? - The answer lies in understanding what local populations need and finding solutions with zero negative consequences. That’s sustainable.
- August 01, 2023
- Collections - article
What Does a Sustainable Food System Need to Look Like?
The answer lies in understanding what local populations need and finding solutions with zero negative consequences. That’s sustainable.
- Feeding Students / Students Feeding Themselves: School Gardens at The Henry Ford - Feeding students. It sounds like a one-way street. Food arrives. Cooks prepare it. Students consume it. But evidence in The Henry Ford collections confirms that students played an active role in growing food, planning menus and preparing lunches.
- May 09, 2024
- Collections - article
Feeding Students / Students Feeding Themselves: School Gardens at The Henry Ford
Feeding students. It sounds like a one-way street. Food arrives. Cooks prepare it. Students consume it. But evidence in The Henry Ford collections confirms that students played an active role in growing food, planning menus and preparing lunches.
- Juneteenth at Greenfield Village: Celebrating Emancipation - From the very beginning of emancipation all the way to modern Juneteenth parties, food has always been an important part of celebrations. For Emancipation Day, families and communities would come together to enjoy the food, taking the day to picnic.
- June 12, 2024
- Collections - article
Juneteenth at Greenfield Village: Celebrating Emancipation
From the very beginning of emancipation all the way to modern Juneteenth parties, food has always been an important part of celebrations. For Emancipation Day, families and communities would come together to enjoy the food, taking the day to picnic.