Food, Water, Climate, People and Land - Eli Zigas, SPUR
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Land & Food
Building Urban Support for Land Conservation
Eli Zigas, SPURBay Area Open Space Council Harvest Gathering
November 22, 2013
Reason 1: A viable agricultural sector is an important, and economical, component of greenbelt strategy that focuses growth in already developed areas.
Bay Area Agricultural Land At-Risk
Challenge: Agricultural land is at-risk
Source: At-Risk analysis by
Reason 2: The regional food system is economically important.
Courtesy of Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust
Go for the heart and the gut!
Strategy 1: Yum!
Strategy 2: Economic Development
Food System Jobs, By Sector, 2010Total: 405,000
Strategy 3: The Long Game / Education
spur.org/locallynourished
Eli Zigas - [email protected]