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Barriers to expanding fresh food access and initiatives to address them

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4 min

Qiana Mickie from the Office of Urban Agriculture discusses various barriers to expanding fresh food access in underserved communities and initiatives to address these challenges.

  • Key barriers include capacity constraints, limited funding, and lack of access to land for growing and distribution
  • Initiatives to address these issues include:
    • Increasing awareness of existing city, state, and federal programs that can support community efforts
    • Identifying underutilized land for growing and education
    • Implementing an agrivoltaics pilot to address capital needs and food security
    • Reimagining the Farm to School program to connect urban gardens with school communities
  • The office is working on creating economic opportunities for local farmers and growers to sell their produce to the city