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Village can use to grow their own, local, sustainable foods. Or even better, they can start <br />their very own community gardens. This resource offers suggestions on finding adequate <br />garden space and ways to use the site for long-term sustainable use. <br />Strategy: Find a space that is accessible to the local community. <br />Possible suggestions: city owned land plots (near the railroad tracks), rooftops, and <br />privately owned land such as around churches, schools, restaurants etc. Bio - <br />intensive growing methods can produce a large amount of produce with very little <br />space. With city permission, residents could also plant fruit trees in community <br />green spaces. <br />Objective: Create a Yard to Garden Program. <br />Strategy: Connect people who want to garden with people who have <br />backyards. <br />Gardening pages can be incorporated into the city website so that people have a way <br />to network. Some of the common interests from residents in the community are <br />connecting older residents with youth who would like to grow food, and people who <br />simply do not have the time to garden, but would like to share space for access to <br />organic, local produce. <br />Objective: Incorporate local foods into the schools and community <br />The school would be a good place to have a community garden or a sustainable agricultural <br />curriculum. This teaches the younger generations about sustainable food systems and also <br />greatly increases the chances of the youth in the community to make healthy, food choices. <br />Strategy: The Food Project has a great curriculum to use with youth. <br />Workshop 1: Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems <br />Workshop 2: Soil Sleuths <br />Workshop 3: Compost happens <br />Workshop 4: Wayward Weeds <br />Workshop 5: Insects-Ploration <br />Workshop 6: Trace the French Fry <br />Workshop 7: Food Systems Debate <br />Objective: Residents involvement in a farmers market <br />Strategy: Find open space that is within walking distance for majority of the <br />community. <br />Residents can set up ride shares or seek out public transportation to existing farmers <br />markets in the Twin Cities area. Purchasing food from local farmers supports the <br />AV, <br />tIM 17 <br />� la CJ <br />