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Alita Kelly (left), chair of the West Michigan Young Farmers chapter, with Lynette Thomas-Moore at Moore Garden and Farm in Muskegon. Kelly's group advocates for policies that would remove barriers to agriculture for young farmers, notably the cost of land.

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.

Published in Food/Agribusiness

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.

Published in Finance