The Brief
- St. Petersburg is rolling out a Community Urban Agriculture Program to provide resources for existing community gardens and to develop two to three new food forests.
- The city hosted a public feedback session on Tuesday to ask local growers and residents what they need most from the initiative.
- A second public feedback meeting is scheduled for June 11, with the goal of officially launching the program within a year.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – St. Petersburg city leaders want to grow community gardens and add two to three food forests through the new Community Urban Agriculture Program.
Grant funding urban agriculture efforts
The backstory:
The city’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience is utilizing a $150,000 grant to launch the new Community Urban Agriculture Program.
The initiative is aimed at two specific goals: strengthening existing, permitted community gardens and creating two to three new “food forests.”
According to city plans, officials intend to prioritize placing these resources in neighborhoods where food deserts are most prominent.
Community feedback on garden needs
What they’re saying:…