Food Hub Has Big Plans to Revitalize Louisville Food Desert

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Hoping to strengthen the production and distribution of locally grown food in Louisville, Mayor Greg Fischer granted a 24-acre vacant lot in the West End worth $1.2 million to developers to begin building a “food hub” for Louisville.

The new agricultural development will process, store and distribute locally grown produce in an area where healthy food is hard to find, according to an article in the Courier-Journal.

Seed Capital Kentucky, the hub’s nonprofit developer, is pursuing tax credits to fund a warehouse, commercial kitchen and office space. It is negotiating final details with food and agriculture-related companies, including a juicery, an industrial food processor and a 2-acre demonstration farm.

City officials say the new food hub will bring jobs to an area that needs them, as well as healthy foods and sustainable practices.

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