Agriculture/Food Hubs

Projects and resources featuring agriculture and/or food hubs. ... [Continue Reading]

Snapshot of Selected Public Market and Supermarket Feasibility Considerations

The following elements should be confirmed or reassessed as preliminary tasks to be undertaken by project proponents for permanent market facilities: Determine conceptual approaches, mission statement and intended outcomes Assess potential “healthy food” market benefits to ... [Continue Reading]

Food Agro Processing Center – Mayaguez, PR

The Western Puerto Rico Food and Agro Processing Center (FAPC) began operations in March of 2012 after a site acquisition and renovation by the grantee, Brightwood Development Corporation. The food hub has received significant attention, including its being featured in the first ... [Continue Reading]

Hill District Shop ‘n Save

The Hill District neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA  has been without a grocery store for over 30 years and has been designated by local government as  a “food desert”.  The CED funding  will complete the financing for the construction of a 36,000 sq. ft. building where the major ... [Continue Reading]

Midtown Global Market – Minneapolis, MN

Housed in the former Sears building in South Minneapolis, Midtown Global Market(MGM) is a multi-ethnic, year round, public market place with over 40 small businesses featuring fresh fruits and vegetables, specialty groceries, and prepared foods. MGM also features a kitchen ... [Continue Reading]

Growing Home – Community Development Through Agriculture

Growing Home fosters employment and economic development through agricultural initiatives. The Growing Home mission is: Growing Home operates the Les Brown Memorial Farm in Marseilles, IL as well as three other farms on Chicago’s South Side: the Wood Street Urban Farm, ... [Continue Reading]

Pepper Place Market – Birmingham, AL

Pepper Place Market in the Lakeview District of Birmingham, Alabama has been connecting local, family farmers with the public since 2000. The 227,000 square foot Pepper Place Complex was the Dr. Pepper Syrup Plant and Bottling Company which was remodeled by local developers ... [Continue Reading]

Republic Food Enterprise Center – Republic, PA

The Republic Food Enterprise Center (RFEC) seeks to meet the nutritional needs of Fayette County, PA and the Southwestern Pennsylvanian region by establishing a facility to promote the development of food-related enterprises.  The project, run by the Fayette County Community ... [Continue Reading]

Comprehensive Community Food Solutions in Taos, NM

The Taos County Economic Development Center's (TCEDC) innovative food projects have made use of the unique cultural and environmental attributes of the traditionally agricultural Northern New Mexico region to advance toward community food security. TCEDC envisioned a ... [Continue Reading]

Cooperative Mercado Central

In 1998, the intersection of the Bloomington Avenue and Lake Street in south Minneapolis was marred by crime and blighted buildings.  Nonetheless, a group of recent Latino immigrants saw it as an opportunity.  Inspired by the absence of culturally familiar goods and services and ... [Continue Reading]