urban food access

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New Philadelphia Food System Study Published

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission has published a new food systems assessment for Philadelphia.  You can find it at:

Improving urban inhabitants with access to fresh produce

Peaches and Greens, a local produce grower in Detroit, is bringing fresh grown fruits and vegetables to urban Detroit neighborhoods in converted ice cream trucks.  Residents can line up to purchase produce similar to  kids lining up for popsicles.  Click on the link to read the article.

 

http://bit.ly/12ZZgy

 

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Redesign your farmers market winners

Check out the winning ideas in this great contest that challenged people around the world to redesign their farmers markets.

 http://www.good.is/post/redesign-your-farmers-market-winners/

 

One example from Los Angeles:

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Blue PIke Farm in Cleveland

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27220655@N08/2535581392/

The first urban farm in Cleveland. About 55,000 square feet, will
probably produce anywhere from $30,000 to $60,000 per year.

Resources are mostly culled from discarded materials. Old tanks, leaf refuse from suburban lawns, etc

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