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.
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.
By Lauren Dietrich, Student News Reporter Nebraska Public Media
July 8, 2021, 3 p.m. ·
Edo will be the first farmer to lease the land from Community Crops. He is using his quarter-acre to produce vegetables and herbs for the Lincoln community. Photo by Lauren Dietrich
A Lincoln nonprofit is finding a sustainable, and unique way to increase local food production. Community Crops is leasing a 12-acre piece of property from the Lincoln Airport Authority to put in cover crops, create habitat for pollinators, and give new farmers a chance to get started The “Air Park Farm” will be the first urban agriculture plot of its kind in Lincoln.