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//UrbanFarmAc,onPlanfortheAtlantaBeltLine AlysaMoore,DepartmentofEnvironmentalHealth,RollinsSchoolofPublicHealth,EmoryUniversity
FieldAdvisor:BethMcMillan,DirectorofPlanningandCommunityEngagementforAtlantaBeltLine,Inc.
Projectobjec,vesThisworkseekstodevelopandunderstandtheu3lityofan
integratedandholis3curbanfarmac3onplanfortheAtlantaBeltLine.Combiningareviewofcasestudiesandbestprac3ceswithinterviews
withmajorstakeholders,recommenda3onsaremadeforcapitalizingonAtlanta’suniquelandscapeandopportuni3es.
UrbanagricultureinAtlanta
• Urbanagricultureisexperiencingasignificantincreaseinsupportinrecentyears.§ Mid-2014:Newzoningordinances
areapprovedtoallowurbangardensandmarketgardens
§ Late2015:ThefirstDirectorofUrbanAgricultureisappointedwithintheMayor’sOfficeofSustainability
• Addi3onally,theAtlantaBeltLine’sfirstpilotfarmbeganinearly2015.
Frameworks• Alterna3vefoodnetwork(AFN)
§ Focusesonbringinglocalandsustainablyfooddirectlytoconsumers
• Communitysupportedagriculture(CSA)§ Allowsconsumerstopurchaseshares
inafarmthaten3tlethemtoapor3onofthefarmer’sproduct
• Communitygardens• Farm-to-schoolprogramming
§ Lunchroomsgetfreshproducefromlocalfarmsorgardensattheschool.Thismodelusuallyhasastrongnutri3oneduca3oncomponent
• FarmersMarkets
FoodaccessinAtlanta• AtlantaishometotheworstincomeinequalityintheUnitedStates,furtherexacerba3ngpooraccess.
• Manypopula3onsinAtlantaaredispropor3onatelyaffected,including:§ Low-incomepopula3ons§ Theelderly§ Thoseusingan3-retroviraltherapy
Casestudies• Farmlandconserva3onandbuildinganAFNinBarcelona,Spain
§ Usingstate-mediatedplanningmeasures,afarmlandzonewascreated.AFNsdevelopedasaconsequenceareac3veinmetroBarcelona,withproductsbeingeligibleforspecialFRESClabeling,amarke3ngcampaigndesignedtohighlightfresh,localproducts.
• AwarenessofurbanagricultureinSavannah,GA§ Limitedabilitytoadver3seandlackofstronglocalleadershipleadtoa
lackofpublicawarenessofurbanagricultureprogramsinSavannah.• UrbanagricultureinCuba
§ Byprovidingland,educa3onandtraining,andresources,urbanfarmersarecapableoftruesubsistencefarming.
• TheemergenceandfutureofurbanagricultureinSydney,Australia§ Grassrootsgroups,withthesupportofthegovernmentandother
funders,developedapowerfulgrouptorepresenttheinterestsoflocalfood.Addi3onallong-termoutreachandplanninginvestmentsfromthegovernmenthaveleadtoincreaseda[en3ontourbanagriculture.
InterviewsInformalinterviewswereconductedinordertogainamorenuancedunderstandingofthecurrentstateofurbanagricultureinAtlanta.• Intervieweesinclude:
§ RashidNuri,CEOofTrulyLivingWell§ MaryYe[er,manageroftheGreen
MarketatPiedmontPark§ MarioCambardella,DirectorofUrban
AgriculturefortheCityofAtlanta§ AliceRolls,Execu3veDirectorofGeorgia
Organics§ MindyGoldstein,DirectoroftheTurner
EnvironmentalLawClinic§ AndreaNessandAndyFriedberg,
FarmersatAlumaFarm§ MeghanInjachock,LandscapeArchitect
atAtlantaBeltLine,Inc.
Recommenda,ons• Standbehindandcoordinate
effortswithFoodWellAlliance§ Pursuemee3ngswithpoten3al
partnersiden3fied• CreateaBeltLinebrandingscheme• Establishalandtrustin
conjunc3onwiththeCityofAtlanta§ Focusonundevelopable
floodplainparcels• Framefutureagricultureeffortsas
civicagriculture• Analyzepoten3alincen3ve
programsforac3vegardensinsidetheBeltLineoverlay§ Encouragedeveloperstouse
gardensasanamenity
Acknowledgements:SpecialthanksBethMcMillan,NathanSoldat,Lynne[eReidandallthestaffatAtlantaBeltLine,Inc.Thisprojectalsocouldnothaveoccurredwithoutthewillingpar3cipa3onoftheintervieweeswhosharedtheir3meandexper3se.
PhotosfromAtlantaBeltLine,Inc.andtheArthurBlankFounda3on
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