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Michigan Corner Store Initiative approved in state budget
Jul 20, 2017, 15:14 PM
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The Michigan Vegetable Council is hopeful growers in the state will provide food deserts in urban and rural communities with locally grown produce as part of a new initiative recently approved in the governor’s 2018 fiscal year budget.
The Michigan Corner Store Initiative would create a $1.5 million grant program to incentivize small food retailers to increase the availability of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Executive Director Dave Smith says with nearly 3,000 large and small vegetable growers in the state, there’s no reason food access should keep consumers from healthy foods.
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