Year of Urban Ag Kicks off in Seattle
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- Blog, Food Policy & Politics, Local Food, Organic Food & Farming, Urban Agriculture & Community Gardening
Friday, February 5th, 2010, 1:39 PM
Exciting times for the sustainable food movement in Seattle.
Mayor Mike McGinn and Seattle City Councilmembers just announced a campaign to promote urban agriculture and increase community access to locally grown food.
Dubbed “The Year of Urban Agriculture,” the initiative comes with it’s own nifty web portal, chock full of information and resources and events going on throughout the year.
This campaign comes out of efforts around Seattle City Council Resolution 31019–the Local Food Action Initiative–which was passed in April 2008 and outlined actions to promote local and regional food sustainability and security.
We’re excited that Anna is headed to Seattle for a stop on the DHP book tour. We look forward to meeting the folks behind the policies and no doubt it will be inspiring to be on the ground in a place where so much exciting work is taking place.
–Kate
