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Rendering of MUFI's agrihood

Michigan Urban Farming Initiative seeks funds to build America’s first sustainable “agrihood”

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February 28, 2017

The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative is looking to strengthen its mission in Detroit's North End neighborhood with the transformation of an abandoned three-story apartment building into a community center by raising $50,000.

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