Tons of fresh melons were available at the Gwinnett International Farmers Market, which the TIES students observed for their class assignment.

TIES students visited the Dekalb Farmers Market and the Gwinnett International Farmers Market as a requirement for a class project in International Science Education (ESCI 8100) taught by Dr. Deborah Tippins and Dr. Norman Thomson, on Friday August 22, 2008. The pedagogical activity, entitled "Grocery Store Ethnography," focused on observing practices from other ethnic groups with regards to the variety of foods consumers purchase and purchasing locations.

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	• Ties II Project

The Office of International Public Service and Outreach organized a field trip to Atlanta for the TIES students. The first stop was the Dekalb Farmers Market in Decatur. The Dekalb Farmers Market was founded in 1977 and it is the largest retail source of fresh fruits and vegetables, spices, and ethnic foods in the Atlanta area. Please see www.dekalbfarmersmarket.com. At the market, the students observed a wide variety of foods from Latin America, Asia, and Africa. At lunch, they also sampled a wide variety of dishes at the market cafeteria.

The second stop in the grocery store ethnography trip was the Super H Mart, Inc. on Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth. The International Farmers Market in Gwinnett County also carries a large variety of fresh fruits and vegetables which cater to the ethnic communities in the area. Besides fruits and vegetables, the market stocks specialty products for the Korean and Asian community. The TIES students observed a diverse workforce at the market as well as the interconnectedness of the global food system.

TIES students pose at the Dekalb Farmers market. Left to right: Amelia Guzman, Martha S. Cabrera Trejo, Alex Arrington Báez, Cintia Ortiz Blanco, Max Vázquez, Leticia Reyes Hernandez		Martha S. Cabrera Trejo takes notes on the wide variety of imported vegetables at the Gwinnett International Farmers Market for her class assignment, Grocery Store Ethnography.
Cintia Ortiz Blanco and Martha S. Cabrera Trejo are surprised at the variety of Asian imported snack foods at the Farmers Market.		TIES students combined purchases for their own consumption along taking notes on ethnic foods at the Gwinnett International Farmers Market.