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Austin‑Travis County Food Plan adopted; staff outline early implementation steps and consultant contract
Summary
City staff told the Environmental Commission that the Austin‑Travis County Food Plan was adopted in October 2024; an implementation dashboard and a consultant to form an implementation collaborative are in place, and staff outlined priorities including farmland preservation, floodplain urban agriculture pilots, and metrics development.
Edwin Marty, food policy manager with Austin’s Office of Climate Action and Resilience, briefed the Environmental Commission on Feb. 4 about adoption and implementation of the Austin‑Travis County Food Plan. Marty summarized why the plan was created — rising food insecurity, limited local food production and loss of farmland — and said the plan condenses thousands of public comments into nine goals and 61 strategies intended to guide city, county and community action.
Marty reported the county commission and city…
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