Blighted lots to become community gardens

April 17, 2010 6:23 AM | Permalink

The City of Rochester has embarked on an urban agriculture initiative intended to turn blighted empty lots and a portion of the abandoned canal and transit bed into produce gardens. The City Council voted recently to hire Sustainable Intelligence, LLC as the consultant for the project, according to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.

The gardens would provide fresh produce that will be sold in currently empty storefront locations, according to the article, which noted that AmeriCorps members may be involved in implementation of the urban agriculture and community garden project.

Sustainable Intelligence will begin the project by developing a template for various types of city farming and gardens under their $120,000 contract, according to the paper.

Read the entire article at http://rocnow.com/article/local-news/20104140336

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