The Grow Erie initiative is receiving an extra boost to help expand their commercial urban agriculture project.
An award of $225,000 was given to the Minority Community Investment Coalition, or MCIC.
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It was awarded by the Erie County Executive and will be used for marketing efforts, to pay bills and to expand into surrounding areas.
The co-founder, Gary Horton, said MCIC has a lot of community engagement which is the foundation of their project…