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Mecklenburg County will put $3 million toward the launch of a food distribution center in west Charlotte. Carolina Farm Trust hopes to open the site in the spring or summer of 2023, to bring locally-grown foods to neighborhoods with limited access to local groceries. Just 3% of homes in some parts of west Charlotte are within a half-mile of a full-service, chain grocery store. There have been ongoing efforts to address the food desert and the hope is that the space will serve as both a retail space for residents to buy groceries and a wholesale distributor for restaurants and some local markets.
