Mayor Gaylor Baird announces completion of local food plan for Lincoln 1011now.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 1011now.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Officials say food systems are just as important as water or transportation, so they need a plan for the future to make farmers and businesses more resilient.
The City Council Monday heard from neighbors who oppose a plan to build affordable housing, community gardens and a neighborhood center on a nearly vacant lot near 52nd and Holdrege.
City officials unveiled a local food plan they hope will double the Lancaster County acres farmed, increase community gardens and reduce areas with little access to healthy food.
Family Service Lincoln wants to turn a nearly vacant lot into a neighborhood center, 10 row-style duplexes and triplexes, a community garden and green space.