Salt Lake County - Urban Farming

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Urban Farming
Salt Lake County

Salt Lake County is embarking on a new Urban Farming Initiative. Publicly owned lands that are currently lying fallow will be considered for lease for the purposes of growing fruits and vegetables.

The purpose of Salt Lake County’s Urban Farming program is to:

• Protect the food supply and preserve agricultural land to meet the nutritional needs of present and future generations
• Support local farmers
• Promote the use of biofuel production on non‐traditional agronomic lands
• Provide agricultural-based economic development opportunities
• Preserve vistas and landscapes
• Promote a healthy lifestyle and improved nutrition along the Wasatch Front

Biofuel - Urban Farming and Fuel (UFF)

Utilizing non-productive land for crop production eliminates debate about using traditional agronomic crop land for fuel production. Salt Lake County Councilman Jim Bradley's office, recognized this concept and has been a driving force to establish a pilot project investigating new uses for idle municipal lands. FreeWays to Fuel (F2F) working with County Mayor Corroon's office will develop this pilot project by using county and city owned land for biodiesel feedstock production. Urban farming and fuel (UFF) is a new concept under the F2F umbrella of inventorying unused municipal land for production of food and fuel. If the land acreage is above 15 acres and has less the ideal soil conditions or lacks water, it can be used for biofuel feedstock production.

For further information contect Julie Peck-Dabling with the County's Urban Farming program or Dallas Hanks with Freeways to Fuel.

Community Gardens

Wasatch Community Gardens Event
Starting a Community Garden
Sat, Jan 23, 2010     10am - 12pm
Main Library, 210 East 400 South
Topics include forming a committee, planning the garden, organizing gardeners, overcoming challenges and fostering community involvement.
Learn from recent community garden pioneers in the valley.
Co-sponsored by the Salt Lake City Public Library. Free!
Visit the Wasatch Community Garden website to register.

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