https://barrie.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=4301746&GUID=C280E839-F855-4F9D-83E5-5C2E5FA29578Legistar15https://barrie.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=4301746&GUID=C280E839-F855-4F9D-83E5-5C2E5FA29578C280E839-F855-4F9D-83E5-5C2E5FA29578-2020-01-10-20-35-09Title: PRESENTATION BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) OF LIVING GREEN REGARDING URBAN AGRICULTURE AND A POTENTIAL PILOT PROJECT Mr. Erich Jacoby Hawkins, Living Green and Ms. Christine Bushey, Simcoe Muskoka District Health provided a presentation regarding an urban agriculture project and a potential pilot project. Mr. Jacoby Hawkins and Ms. Bushey discussed slides concerning the following topics: · An outline of what is household food insecurity sometimes also referred to as “food poverty”; · The effects of not having enough food to eat and health impacts; · A chart depicting the cost of food and housing among low income earners in Simcoe Muskoka for 2016; · A chart illustrating of how healthy eating is out of reach for many; · The most vulnerable populations affected by food insecurity; · The important roles could play in urban agriculture; · A definition of urban agriculture; · Suggestions on how to promote urban agriculture in the City of Barrie; · An list of successes for the City of Barrie and other jurisdictions in urban agriculture; and · A Collaborative Vision and Venture for the City of Fri, 10 Jan 2020 20:35:09 GMT