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13 <br />LOCALIZATION <br /> <br />FOOD/AGRICULTURE <br />Establish Community Garden program. <br />TIMING STRATEGY APPROACH <br />2015 <br />1) Evaluate a pilot project and <br />create or update plans which <br />facilitate the development of <br />community gardens. <br />• Land and water tap contributed by city. <br />• Pilot project status and results to be <br />published on City website and LSAB social <br />media outlets. <br />• Promote garden <br />2016 <br />2) Provide a model for <br />community members and groups <br />to develop garden areas. <br />• Post information on City website and LSAB <br />social media outlets. <br />• Conduct workshops for community <br />members. <br />ONGOING <br />3) Provide resource information <br />about local food economy <br />(backyard gardens, local farming, <br />community share agriculture, etc. <br />• Track (via community self-reporting) <br />number of backyard gardens <br />• Track (via community self-reporting) CSA <br />participation. <br />4) Develop a suite of tools to <br />support a thriving agricultural <br />community on County open <br />space and private lands <br />• Identify and encourage a pool of qualified <br />agricultural producers and maintain a <br />strong agricultural community <br />• Coordinate farmer training through <br />Colorado State University Extension <br />• Allow residents to sell garden crops at <br />farmer’s market <br /> <br /> <br />TRANSPORTATION <br />Establish and support use of energy efficient vehicles in Louisville. <br />TIMING STRATEGY APPROACH <br />ONGOING <br />1) Encourage new and existing <br />businesses to include recharging <br />stations (as appropriate) in their <br />building or remodeling plans. <br />• Evaluate usage data from city owned <br />charging stations. <br />• Over time, replace city vehicles with energy <br />efficient vehicles (hybrid, electric, etc.) <br />Comment [JLB15]: Combined city and <br />residential components and termed it agriculture <br />since it's all related to the community garden <br />activities... could be expanded if other food related <br />strategies are included. <br />Comment [JLB16]: Made this an "ongoing" <br />event since over time and short term seem to <br />contrdict each other <br />Revised: 10 February 2015 <br />