Knight Grant Supports Local Food: The New Northside Commons Market
On March 31st, 2015 the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation notified NoLi CDC and Bluegrass Farm to Table that they would receive a $550,000 Knight Cities grant to create Northside Common Market, a new public market and food processing facility. The grant was the second largest grant awarded by Knight nationally. This collaboration between NoLi and Bluegrass Farm to Table has the potential to grow the local food economy in the North Limestone neighborhood and Lexington as a whole.
My office interviewed Richard Young, the Executive Director of NoLi CDC at the West Sixth Brewing celebration. Here’s a short video of that interview:
As Richard explains, NoLi CDC and Bluegrass Farm to Table still have much work to do. I look forward to following their progress and sharing updates with you. If you are interested in learning more about the project or helping out, visit the volunteer portal on their website, http://www.nolicdc.org/northside-common-market/
