{"id":10873,"date":"2015-08-10T06:44:49","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T11:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=10873"},"modified":"2015-08-10T06:44:49","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T11:44:49","slug":"food-and-agriculture-play-significant-role-in-city-of-los-angeles-sustainability-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=10873","title":{"rendered":"Food and Agriculture Play Significant Role in City of Los Angeles Sustainability pLAn"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"blogtitle entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seedstock.com\/2015\/06\/22\/food-and-agriculture-play-significant-role-in-city-of-los-angeless-sustainability-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Food and Agriculture Play Significant Role in City of Los Angeles Sustainability pLAn<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Los Angeles, known for its extensive freeway system and broad boulevards, fast food, car culture, lawn-filled suburbs and smog, is getting serious about sustainability\u2014and the effort includes local and sustainable food and agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>When Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti took office, he created a<a href=\"http:\/\/environmentla.org\/ead_sustainability.htm\">\u00a0Mayor\u2019s Office of Sustainability<\/a>\u00a0and appointed Matt Petersen as the city\u2019s first chief sustainability officer. Now, Los Angeles has a comprehensive sustainability<a href=\"http:\/\/plan.lamayor.org\/\">pLAn<\/a>. Many factors, including water conservation, livable neighborhoods and waste management, naturally intersect with food and agriculture objectives.<span id=\"more-13596\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow can we improve our city today, and ensure future generations enjoy a place that is environmentally healthy, economically prosperous, and equitable in opportunity for all?\u201d asked Garcetti in the pLAn\u2019s introduction. \u201cIt is important to emphasize that the pLAn is not just an environmental vision\u2014by addressing the environment, economy, and equity together, we will move toward a truly sustainable future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a city that used to be home to many orange groves and other farming operations, agriculture will have a strong role in the city\u2019s sustainability resurgence. Los Angeles will make land at its public facilities (including the Los Angeles Public Library) available for urban agriculture as well as convert unused lots to gardening spots. Future plans include a pilot hydroponics and aquaponics program.<\/p>\n<p>The pLAn aims to encourage Los Angeles residents to purchase locally-grown food from farmers\u2019 markets, and another one of the city\u2019s objectives is to support a<a href=\"http:\/\/goodfoodla.org\/policymaking\/good-food-procurement\/\">\u00a0Good Food Purchasing Program<\/a>\u00a0to assist institutions such as hospitals and universities in sourcing locally grown fruits and vegetables. Other goals include expanding urban agriculture in the city\u2019s<a href=\"http:\/\/portal.hud.gov\/hudportal\/HUD?src=\/program_offices\/comm_planning\/economicdevelopment\/programs\/pz\">\u00a0Promise Zone<\/a>\u00a0(this land is federally designated) and spurring more urban farming efforts through the city compost giveaway program.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food and Agriculture Play Significant Role in City of Los Angeles Sustainability pLAn Los Angeles, known for its extensive freeway system and broad boulevards, fast food, car culture, lawn-filled suburbs and smog, is getting serious about sustainability\u2014and the effort includes local and sustainable food and agriculture. 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