Grant seeds Alpharetta plan for growing sustainable foods - AJC
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Alpharetta is creating an agricultural master plan for growing healthy sustainable foods that could eventually be woven into city development.
The plan has $150,000 in initial funding and will be approached similar to a master plan for economic development or recreation and parks, Amanda Musilli, Alpharetta community services manager said.
“What we want to do is work with the community to identify ways to incorporate community agriculture into all aspects of the city’s planning efforts …” Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard said. “From large-scale projects to parks and trail systems to what people can do in their own yards.”
Alpharetta is receiving $75,000 from the nonprofit Food Well Alliance to help develop the plan and the city will contribute matching funds.
City leaders and a steering committee will map out a food network and system linking local growers, distributors and consumers.
