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 Executive Director's Update
Greetings!
A farm across from City Hall? Yep. Atlanta City Hall? Yep. For Atlantans who care about reducing environ-mental impacts of their food, about finding solutions to the obesity-related ailments plaguing our youth, about improving our quality of life by preserving greenspace, this is an exciting moment. It's a moment when our city's leadership has acknow-ledged the importance of urban agriculture as part of our quest to become a world-class, 21st century, sustainable city. Urban ag is popping up all around our city (just check out Truly Living Well, Gaia Gardens, or Oakhurst Community Gardens if you want to scratch the surface). The momentum building is astounding, providing options to more and more Atlantans who don't shop at Whole Foods, have access to a neighborhood farmer's market or even live near a grocery store offering fresh, local food.
The Mayor's Power to Change Sustainability Plan sets a goal of bringing local food within 10 minutes of 75 percent of all residents by 2020. To reach this goal, we need leadership and inspiration. The Trinity Avenue Farm will serve as an icon to the productive, the beautiful, the possible - and will provide a starting point for those eager to learn more about Atlanta's current and future urban agriculture. Sustainable Atlanta is thrilled to be a part of the project.
It is inspiring to see the good work being done by so many of our friends including the City of Atlanta, Fulton County Department of Health Services and The Villages at Carver YMCA. Food is something that connects us all. Let's keep planting the seeds.
With warm regards,
Suzanne Burnes
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