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Food Security

​(NOTE: THIS PAGE IS STILL BEING WRITTEN & EDITED -- A WORK IN PROGRESS)
  • encourage urban farming
    • vacant lots
    • victory gardens -- seed banks/seed exchange with varieties that work well locally
      • canning workshops
    • vertical farms
    • hydroponics? (lots of  local expertise)
    • lawn sharing
  • expand/copy farmers' market credit  program for low-income people
  • bee & pollinator planting
  • orchards  & other food plantings in public parks -- explore options
  • city administered/supported lawn sharing program pairing potential farmers with people with extra lawn space
  • protect ALR from development pressures
  • food deserts -- identify and address zones in city with little to no access to fresh fruit and veg
    • subsidized business rental space for green grocer/general food stores in residential neighbourhoods? (old corner stores)
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