Cities across the United States continue to recognize the benefits of urban agriculture. Philadelphia is home to 500 community gardens. Boston boast... (more)

Cities across the United States continue to recognize the benefits of urban agriculture. Philadelphia is home to 500 community gardens. Boston boasts 175. Chicago has pledged to build 1,000 over the next 10 years. Meanwhile, San Diego has a lot of space to grow with only six community gardens within its city limits—and all of them have lengthy waiting lists.

Thankfully, our city is taking an important step to increase community access to urban farms and gardens. Driven by the leadership of Councilpersons Donna Frye and Jim Madaffer, the City is passing a resolution on Tuesday, June 26th that recognizes the importance of community farms and gardens and further expresses its commitment to building more of them. (less)