A Lakeshore based, non-profit will soon host a series of listening sessions to better understand and evaluate racial equity in Muskegon County food systems.
Lakeshore Flavor is a non-profit project focused on eliminating barriers for Black, Latino, Women-Owned, and Low-Income Food entrepreneurs in Muskegon County, and more specifically, in Muskegon Heights.
The city lacks a commercial kitchen for entrepreneurs and food startups—for bakers and dessert makers who can’t quite afford a brick-and-mortar space just yet.
Now through grant dollars from the Food and Farm Communications Fund, Lakeshore Flavor is launching a series of listening sessions to evaluate if such a space would be a benefit to the food community in Muskegon County.
Andrea Copeland is the non-profit’s founder and board president.
“This is a major opportunity for us to highlight the challenges that exist for BIPOC growers, farmers, and food entrepreneurs in Muskegon County,” she said.
Copeland says the listening sessions are also designed to “amplify Lakeshore Flavor’s presence both online and locally to increase donors and support, with the ultimate goal of prioritizing equity within Muskegon County’s food systems.
