Center for Land-based Learning awarded urban ag production grant
CLBL is one of three first ever recipients under the planning stream of the grant
By Woodland Daily Democrat
September 10, 2020
The Center for Land-Based Learning in Woodland has been selected as one of three first-ever recipients of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Competitive Grants Program.
According to a report from the center, the three-year grant totaling $440,182 will produce a comprehensive urban agriculture assessment of West Sacramento, identifying opportunities that connect community needs, such as food access, nutrition education, and economic development with the benefits of Urban Agriculture.
“We extend our sincere congratulations and look forward to the Center for Land-Based Learning’s assessment and recommendations for connecting urban farmers with access to healthy food,” stated Carlos Suarez, state conservationist for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in California. “We are excited to see the planning project to help identify opportunities for positive impact of urban agriculture in our community.”
The project will directly work with low-income residents of the Broderick/Bryte community in West Sacramento, who experience high levels of food insecurity. One of the challenges facing Broderick/Bryte residents is the lack of exposure to nutrition education in the form of cooking skills and familiarity of produce to take full advantage of what is being grown locally.
