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Midtown Association (MA) is proud to announce Street Food Sacramento, an innovative new grant program designed to celebrate our community's diverse street food culture while also reducing entry barriers of historically underrepresented populations. This program also aims to foster a city-wide distribution network for diverse food products in established local restaurants and grocery stores. Listen to Patrick Mulvaney discuss this program here on KFBK.

As a part of a broader effort to build a culture of diversity and inclusivity in Midtown, MA is also committed to recruiting and hosting established businesses that offer a diverse food perspective area certified farmer''s markets including at the Midtown Farmers Market and the soon to launch weeknight market, Wednesdays at Winn. Street Food Sacramento highly encourages applications from historically underrepresented populations. The application is open to participants of the Alchemy Kitchen and Sacramento Mercado programs, from Alchemist CDC and Franklin Neighborhood Development Corporation, respectively.

The vision driving this program is to improve our community-specifically, the lives of future leaders of Sacramento's robust food scene and their families-by building a pipeline for diverse street foods to be sold at our events and in our local restaurants and grocery stores. Listen to a Raley''s/Market 5-ONE-5 representative discuss this program here on FOX 40.

The objective of this grant program is to reduce barriers to entry to do business in Midtown for underrepresented populations by incubating three food businesses annually at the Midtown Farmers Market and Wednesdays at Winn, and in turn building a city-wide distribution network for their products.

This program is made possible with the guidance and support of a team of community leaders. Technical assistance partners include Alchemist CDC, Franklin Neighborhood Development Corporation, and the Capital Region SBDC. The grantee selection committee includes representatives from Raley's, Capital Region SBDC, Good Vibes Vegan Cafe & Herbs,  Sacramento Area Council of Governments, Patrick Harbison Public Relations, County Supervisor Phil Serna's office. and Mulvaney's B&L.

KCRA 3 
"They'll (vendors) have access to different websites and technologies that can help start their business and actually have a booth at the midtown farmers market."
KFBK 
 "It''s introducing the vendor to the world of business and how to immerse themselves into the Sacramento culture and being able to highlight and celebrate Sacramento''s strong point, which is our diversity."
FOX40
"Midtown Association's Street Food Sacramento is a new initiative that will result in more culturally diverse foods being available at the Midtown Farmers Market, local grocery stores, and restaurants."
Mountain Democrat 
"Sacramento has a deliciously dynamic street food culture and we're proud to showcase it in fresh new ways at our thriving Midtown Farmers Market."
The Sacramento Press 
"We believe we can improve our community - specifically, the lives of future leaders of Sacramento's robust food scene and their families - by building a sustainable pipeline for diverse street foods to be sold at our events, restaurants and grocery stores."

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