food desert

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Raphael Wright is crowdfunding his way to being the only black grocery store owner in Detroit. He plans to open Neighborhood Grocery to offer a wide…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A new Michigan law is aimed at encouraging the development of grocery stores in underserved urban areas. Legislation signed Thursday…

State lawmakers will discuss a bill this week to give financial incentives to build grocery stores in Michigan’s "urban food deserts."Lansing…

A traveling farmers market has begun popping up around the City of Flint.It's a retrofitted 14 passenger bus that's been equipped to carry fresh produce…

There’s a new effort to make fresh fruits and vegetables available in downtown Flint.It’s not easy to find fresh produce in Flint. But that’s a market…

To many of us, a trip to the grocery store is simply a matter of finding the time in our schedule to jump in the car and drive a few miles.But that…

Flint’s bus service will make it easier for people to get to the grocery store starting Friday.Two supermarket chains closed stores in Flint last month.…

Michigan’s urban communities aren’t the only places lacking when it comes to having access to fresh, healthy foods.A new report from the Food Trust says…

When we talk in Michigan about "food insecurity" and "food deserts", it's usually about Detroit, Flint and cities battling poverty.But there is another…