F.A.C.E.S
Farming, Agriculture, Conservation, & Environmental Stewardship
Goals!!!
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Increase the number of BILPOC Farmers in Connecticut.
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Promote Farming and Conservation and outdoors actvity for families.
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Increase people's access to nutritious food and basic human needs
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Elminate barriers to land use in urban abd suburban areas
Farming: Community action, and increasing public education on housing, health, and food security. Promote the history of farming and agriculture in Bloomfield, and build people’s farming skills.
Agriculture: Farmer training, Agribusiness development to increase the number of BILPOC farmers in Bloomfield for public/private partnerships that facilitate aggressive economic growth for cities and towns.
Conservation: Reviewing land maps, conservation and protection plans for land and open spaces like the Great Drain, wetlands, trails, forestry, and parks.
Environmental: Produce educational materials, surveys, and land plans to protect natural resources, addresing priorities for conservation planning, and increasing local advocacy opportunities that address problems caused by Climate Change.
Stewardship: Create Agricultural Commissions with the Town Councils that prioritize urban farming and food security.
