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Committee forwards "Growing Together" urban agriculture plan to council after presentation
Summary
The Building & Lands Committee heard a presentation by Hannah Corraly on a USDA-funded 396-page urban agriculture plan, "Growing Together," recommended zoning and permitting changes, and voted to send the plan and resolution to full council for consideration.
The Building & Lands Committee voted to forward Lorain's draft urban agriculture plan, "Growing Together," to full city council after a presentation by Hannah Corraly, program manager of community and economic development.
Corraly said the plan, produced with a USDA urban agriculture planning grant and partners including Second Harvest, Lorain County Public Health, Solidarity Urban Farms and consultants TSW Inc. and AdriTexture LLC, is "about 396 pages." She told the committee the plan is intended to boost food security, support local food businesses and create programming and partnerships to increase access to fresh produce in food deserts.
Corraly summarized key recommendations and limits: the plan calls for amending zoning and…
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