Local fresh: Ann Arbor nonprofit helps Michigan farmers grow

Food System Economic Partnership isn’t just

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Ida — Charles Bagwell wants to run an organic fish farm that would generate a million pounds of tilapia a year. A southeast Michigan nonprofit wants to help him get his feet wet.

Bagwell, of Erie, was one of about 30 people who attended a recent forum conducted by the Food System Economic Partnership. The Ann Arbor-based organization promotes locally grown food for sale to local farmers markets, retail businesses and restaurants.

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