Online Grocery Store Delivers Michigan-Grown Foods

In this episode of Essential Cooking, Drew Patrick of Michigan Fields joins Ann Delisi and Chef James Rigato to talk about launching an online grocery store during the pandemic. Plus, learn how to cook beef liver like a pro.

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The founders of Michigan Fields had a desire to connect the community to local foods and knew residents of southeast Michigan had an appetite for Michigan products.

To fill that need, Drew Patrick started Michigan Fields, an online grocery store specializing in Michigan-grown foods. After the pandemic hit, the company adjusted quickly to fill demand and get local groceries on porches throughout the region.

In this episode: 
  • Drew Patrick on starting an online grocery store during the pandemic.
  • Filling the need for home deliveries of Michigan-made foods.
  • Chef James Rigato on cooking beef liver, and why you should try it.

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Author

  • David Leins is the senior producer of WDET’s daily news and culture program, The Metro. He has produced several award-winning podcasts and multimedia series at WDET including Tracked and Traced, Science of Grief and COVID Diaries, which earned a National Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Innovation. He previously led WDET’s StoryMakers program. David has an M.A. in Media Arts and Studies from Wayne State University, and a B.A. in anthropology from Grand Valley State University with a minor in Arabic. David teaches podcasting at Wayne State University and is an alumnus of the Transom Audio Storytelling Workshop.