The City of Decatur, Agnes Scott College, City Schools of Decatur, Decatur Business Association, Georgia Organics, and Oakhurst Community Garden have come together to form the Decatur Agriculture Initiative (DAI) designed to bring together community partners around the issue of growing food locally.
The first step is the creation of a Master Plan that identifies and coordinates existing community-based efforts into one unified plan. This comprehensive approach should result in providing a variety of agricultural products, including food, which would be available through local producers and markets.
Examples of some possible outcomes might include: stronger community support for farmers markets, co-operative purchase of environmentally sensitive products, education programs designed for children and youth to be able to plan and support their own gardens, and more.
The possibilities are exciting and all of the partners are looking forward to collaborating on this brand new DAI in Decatur.
