Displaying items tagged: National Young Farmers Coalition
Sunday, 05 March 2023 10:54
Young urban farmers fight for limited land as Grand Rapids grows around them
GRAND RAPIDS — When the Great Recession roiled Michigan in 2008, Takidia Jenkins-Smith started a garden at her home in southeast Grand Rapids to stretch her grocery budget. She was 24 years old at the time with three young sons to feed, so she kept at it, eventually growing food for friends and extended family.
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Food/Agribusiness
Sunday, 20 November 2022 18:48
New fund launches to support BIPOC farmers, increase access to land
Agroup of West Michigan growers is proposing a solution to solve two problems around equity and unentitled land assets that currently affect the state’s agricultural industry.
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Finance