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Lucknow berry farm recipient of local recovery program

A Lucknow berry farm is one of the recipients of funding through the Huron Recovery Grant Program micro-financing.

The program was aimed towards supporting existing small businesses in Huron County that have continued to make significant changes as they pivot to maintain operations and adapt to COVID-19.

Grants of $2,500 were awarded to help offset some costs.

Morrison Berries Country Market was one of the recipients, a family-run strawberry farm offering pick-your-own strawberries, already picked strawberries and an on-farm bakery.

In an effort to pivot and save a perishable crop, they purchased a flash freezer to individually freeze each berry at a high rate of speed.

The Recovery Grant will be used to facilitate the nutrition labelling requirements needed to resell their frozen berries at off-farm locations.

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