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Re: Sustainable Urban Food Systems
Hello Marco,
Just recently, here in Madison Wisconsin, a group has purchased 5 acres
within the city limits. They intend on producing vegetables to supply 25
member CSA, production starting next year. I not sure how sustainable they
plan on being, but at least I believe it will be using orgainic growing
methods. I havn't been following the developments quite as closly as I
should have. I have heard some parts of the garden will also be designated
for children's plot and another plot be for the Loatian/Vietmaniese farming
community. I will be getting more involved now since my market season has
ended and can send some more specifics at a later day or if you would like
some contact names please let me know, I can get them to you.
Good luck,
Jeff
Greetings,
Does anybody have some good leads for national/international projects
of urban agriculture and sustainable urban food systems?
I am doing my Master of City Planning thesis at UC Berkeley on the
subject, and most immediately, I am writing a term paper surveying good
examples of sustainable urban food systems to reinforce, substantiate and
direct Berkeley's recently established Food and Nutrition Policy (which is
good in writing, but has little substance as far as action goes). I am
looking for specific case studies, hopefully with lots of photos, graphs,
statistics, etc. Thanks for helping to make Berkeley's food system a
success...
Best regards,
Marco Barrantes
marco@urbangardens.org
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