Urban Farming: The New Design of Social Sustainability
Aug 15, 2013
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Alyson Jordan
In 2012, six community-based farms in Cincinnati provided thousands of pounds of fresh produce to residents in disadvantaged neighborhoods. The Urban Farming Program, part of the Cincinnati Health Department’s Creating Healthy Communities (CHC) program, partnered with Urban Farming Inc., a Detroit, MI based non-profit, as part of a national initiative to convert unused parcels of land into community-based urban farms. The program increases access to healthful foods, addresses issues of health disparities, and works to establish local food systems.
