The County has awarded the CCCA a mini-grant of $500 for our joint CCCA proposal with the Sustainable Scoop (SS) and the Friends of Urban Agriculture (FOUA): Urban Agriculture Family Day at Highlands Urban Garden (HUG).
This project fits well with the County’s new initiative with FOUA, supported by Board Member Takis Karantonis, to reach out to multifamily residents and give them an opportunity to participate in gardening, other than the community gardens that have years of waiting lists. The CCCA is particularly well suited to participate in this initiative with our partners, the SS and FOUA, due to both our demographic (all multifamily properties) and our involvement with the HUG. The goal is to organize a family event this summer to showcase community-supported urban agriculture, with design workshops, and biophilic activities for adults and children, and strengthen a new County-wide initiative of outreach to condominium and apartment dwellers in Arlington. The full proposal is attached, along with the award letter from the County.
Details on the date and activities will be posted soon.