KALAMAZOO, MI --

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wants to make fresh foods more available to its community.

Neighborhood association officials are organizing a music festival June 22 that would raise funds to allow neighborhood officials to start a program that would bring those foods to markets in the neighborhood.

"Specifically what we're trying to do is look for a food system program to sell foods, organic foods, fresh fruits and vegetables and potentially frozen or deli foods," said James Valeii, community development coordinator for the neighborhood association.

Several bands will play the "Food Systems Festival," slated for 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. June 22 at

, 402 E. Kalamazoo Ave. Music will begin around 4 p.m., featuring The Double Phelix Sound including The Go Rounds, Lasso, Elk Welcom and Birdfingers; The Hounds Below led by Jason Stollsteimer of the Von Bondies; Matt Jones & The Reconstruction; The Mushmen and others.

Admission is $10 and additional donations are welcome. All proceeds will go toward the neighborhood association's work to establish food systems in Kalamazoo. Organizer Ricky Graboski expects up to 500 people to attend the event.

Valeii said the neighborhood association is working with the service learning department at Kalamazoo College to establish the grocer. He said officials are looking for a location within the neighborhood that could be a market, or could rent space from an existing store or business.

"Roughly what we’re trying to do is to replicate the good foods movement in Chicago where existing providers of whole and organic foods partner up and rent space from other businesses to make it more possible for people to access foods without traveling by vehicle to grocers," Valeii said.

Valeii said the money they will raise at the concert could fund the program or serve as seed money to obtain larger grants. He said the total cost of the project depend on where the site is, but it could cost as much as $60,000.

Emily Monacelli is a local government reporter for MLive/Kalamazoo Gazette. Contact her at emonacel@mlive.com. Follow her on Twitter.