Eastern market corporation will expand its food access programs in detroit and southeast michigan

Grow eastern market a crossdock distribution point for michigan small farms and food businesses to sell to restaurants institutions processors and retail grocers will add more valueadded food products and expand to serve more customers. The eastern market online sales platform which features a multifarm michigan CSA produce box will also add more valueadded food products and expand to serve more customers. This project will establish distribution sites including neighborhoodlevel community markets and other neighborhood assets recreation centers schools. The goal of this project is to expand access to and consumption of locally grownproduce and valueadded food products and in doing so to increase revenues of these programs sufficiently that they cover these expenses beyond the grant period. Project beneficiaries include farmers serving local markets value added producers consumers neighborhoodlevel detroit community market network members restaurants hospitals schools and institutions.