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>Please pass this message to any groups or list-serves you think might be of >assistance: > >The Food Circles Networking Project in Kansas City, Missouri is seeking >information regarding urban groups using vacant lots for food gardens, >art/food projects, youth-senior partnering gardens, or any other similar >collaborations. > >The Food Circles Networking Project is collaborating with the Kansas City >Community Gardens, and other non-profits to create more urban gardens. > >We are currently at the research phase of establishing a broader coalition >dedicated to increasing our neighborhood and community food gardens. We are >looking for examples from other projects working with youth and residents >who use vacant lots for growing vegetables, flowers and general community >food security. Of special interest are those unique collaborations with >local government and non-traditional private groups. For example, in >Nebraska the National Guard was "called in" to deliver topsoil for an inner >city urban garden. We made a similar contact here in KC and discovered that >one of the Guardsmen in charge of delivering the soil also worked at the >City Water Department and had "vintage 3 year old mulch" from the Missouri >River basin. He offered us an acre of it, at no charge! (We love annecdotes, >send us yours.) Also important are data and other statistics if you have >any. > >If you know of any groups involved in similar projects around the country, >please contact Tom Kerr at the address below. Vacant land use is becoming a >hot issue in Kansas City, and the Food Circles Networking Project would like >to evaluate other programs for comparable examples. The issue of vacant lots >is going to become a major issue, and we want to be ahead of the curve when >City Council asks for community suggestions. > >Thank you, > >Tom Kerr >Food Circles Networking Project >Kansas City >(816) 482-5888 >(816) 482-5880 (fax) >2700 E. 18th Street, Suite 240 >Kansas City, MO 64127 >KerrT@missouri.edu -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- You received this because you are subscribed to "sust-mar", the Sustainable Maritimes mailing list. To unsubscribe, send email to <majordomo@chebucto.ns.ca> with "unsubscribe sust-mar" (without quotes) as the body of your message. To post a message to sust-mar subscribers, send it to <sust-mar@chebucto.ns.ca> Posts that are off-topic or excessive length (10K) will be rejected. For help contact <sust-mar-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>
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