Improving City Rules that Support Urban Agriculture

Shelley Norton, of the Good Food Council of Lewiston-Auburn (GFCLA) and Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments (AVCOG), shares about work GFCLA has been doing to advance the community-driven goals and actions in the Local Foods, Local Places Action Plan for Lewiston Auburn. Specifically, GFCLA has been advancing Goal 2: “Integrate Local Food and Agriculture into City Planning and Economic Development Strategies”. Shelley shares about current work to implement action 2.3: “Pass urban agriculture ordinances in Lewiston and Auburn.”

Developing a Community Food Center in LA

Emmy Andersson, of the Cooperative Development Institute (CDI), shares about work that CDI and the St. Mary’s Nutrition Center have been doing to advance the community-driven goals and actions in the Local Foods, Local Places Action Plan for Lewiston-Auburn....

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