Q&A
Process for identifying urban agriculture sites and measuring environmental benefits
1:20:47
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Council Member Farías inquires about the process for identifying potential urban agriculture sites and measuring their environmental benefits. Qiana Mickie explains the Office's approach to gathering comprehensive information and measuring impact.
- The Office is developing a community-driven approach to gathering information
- They plan to launch a comprehensive beta map of NYC urban agriculture in early January 2025
- The Office will work with stakeholders to identify metrics and criteria for measuring urban agriculture scale, production, impact, and potential
Amanda Farías
1:20:47
And what's the current process for identifying potential sites for urban agriculture?
1:20:52
And do we have, the type of metrics that we're using to measure the environmental benefits of those projects?
Qiana Mickie
1:21:00
Well, we spoke earlier about the, that I testified earlier in terms of the additional criterion research needed for the site.
1:21:08
K.
1:21:08
However, in terms of measuring urban agriculture impact, what we've heard from stakeholders is there's not comprehensive, information.
1:21:19
There's information in different places, or has been, researched in different ways.
1:21:24
What the office is focusing on is building a community driven, stakeholder driven approach to gathering that information.
1:21:32
So we're able to engage with our community stakeholders or business stakeholders directly to scale that work.
1:21:39
So that's in its early stages, but I'm proud to say that we're looking forward to launching our 1st urban New York City comprehensive beta map, in the winter and early, January 25, continuing our community and business stakeholder activities on how to build off the existing beta map information that we do have Mhmm.
1:22:02
In order to identify with them the metrics and criterion that the city is missing to really speak to urban Ag scale, production, impact, and potential, and work with them to build those measures.
1:22:15
And we're, kicking off that work, early January 2025.
