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1:31 pm
Mon July 2, 2012

Learning through food: The Detroit Youth Food Brigade

Credit Sarah Cwiek / Michigan Radio
Members of the Detroit Youth Food Brigade at the Windmill Market in Northwest Detroit.

Some Detroit high school students are learning about food, nutrition, and entrepreneurship this summer.

They’re with a group called the Detroit Youth Food Brigade, which pairs high school students with local food-based businesses.

The kids then spread out to different farmers markets around the city to sell those products.

But organizers say the program is about more than just business. They want the kids to learn about nutrition, the bigger food system, and how it works locally in Detroit.

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