Project with Jackson Vontz for UT 430 Strategy Studio with Bryan Boyer and Wonyoung So. This project is a supply-chain mapping and policy analysis project designed to trace the logistical origins of "non-local" produce at Detroit’s Eastern Market. By cross-referencing shipping labels with international tax documents, we visualized the "cold chains" and labor structures that bring multinational produce to a regional hub. While the presence of tropical fruit in a Michigan market may disrupt the traditional "buy local" narrative, the project highlights the Eastern Market Corporation’s strategic decision to allow these goods as a vital mechanism for food equity. With programs like SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks being so tied to markets in Michigan, Eastern Market ensures that high-nutrient produce remains accessible to residents who rely on the market as their primary grocery source. But you must acknowledge the systemic trade-off. The affordability and accessibility of this produce are inextricably linked to the environmental costs of global transportation and the reliance on underpaid foreign labor.