Food in the News by Shelley Lance, Blog Editor
An article in yesterday’s Seattle Times called “Parking Strip Gardens Crop Up” details the way the Seattle City Council’s nonbinding “local food initiative” has produced some results in the goal of “increasing the availability of locally grown food, especially for those least able to afford it.” One example: a permit is no longer required for parking strip vegetable gardens. (You still need a permit for hardscaping in the parking strip, but that’s supposed to now be easy to get and free of charge). City and County officials are also looking at ways to improve the quality of healthy food in the schools, including the creation of “learning gardens” for school kids, and they’re also creating incentives for preserving county farmland, among other issues. Also, Seattle will recieve a $300,000 grant this year from the USDA which will be used “for a variety of projects amined at increasing urban agriculture and improving access to healthy food in low-income communities.” It’s so nice to read something encouraging in the newspaper now and then! Read the whole article here.
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July 26th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Hi Shelley,
Not a comment on this specific post, but I wanted to share my Dahlia Lounge sort-of-review, link:
http://www.familyfriendlyfood.com/2009/07/foodbuzz-24-24-24-dinner-at-dahlia-lounge-now-i-know-that-i-belong/
I hope you’ll like it.
We had a great time!
Nurit