Great News to Share! We were informed today by the city that the Urban Agriculture Ordinance will be submitted to the City Council at the February 28 City Council meeting. Based on that, and on other items that are on tonight’s City Council agenda, we’re going to confine our public remarks to one speaker in […]
Action Alert Join us at City Hall Tuesday, January 31, to help support the growth of urban agriculture in Worcester. City Councilor Sarai Rivera is requesting that the City Manager update the Council on progress toward releasing a draft of the city’s proposed Urban Agriculture Ordinance, which was originally proposed in 2014. Our city councilors […]
At a City Council meeting in January, Mayor Petty of Worcester brought up the issue of urban agriculture. This would mean making an amendment to the zoning code to allow for commercial growing in a variety of zones in the city. The Mayor cited Boston’s recent work in this realm – Article 89 – which […]
We are pleased to share Elliot’s thoughtful writing and encourage you to read more of his work on his blog- Alternative Food Systems and Higher Ed. Elliot Altbaum is graduating this spring from Clark University with a degree in Geography and is pursuing a masters in GIS from Clark. His interest in food issues started […]
One of the FALPC’s priorities is to expand and improve urban agriculture in Worcester. This includes advocating for urban livestock such as the right to raise chickens. Why would we want to change zoning and ordinances to permit residents to raise chickens within city limits? Well, I’m so glad you asked. Here are six reasons why: […]
