"feeding the community: planning funds to explore leveraging multifamily and mixed-used developments to grow food, build community, and create green spaces in albuquerque new mexico".

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded Yes Housing Inc. a $248,711 Project Grant under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935). The grant will fund planning efforts to explore leveraging multifamily and mixed-use developments in Albuquerque, New Mexico to grow food, build community, and create green spaces from February 2023 to February 2025. Specifically, Yes Housing Inc. will use the funding to plan how to incorporate urban, indoor, and emerging agricultural practices - such as community gardens, rooftop farms, and green walls - into residential properties to promote local food production and community engagement in Albuquerque. The award aims to encourage innovative urban agriculture strategies that are well-aligned with the goals of the USDA NRCS' Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production grant program.