Author: mwclt
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Rezoning Community Meeting
There is another opportunity to voice your support for Bensley Agrihood (2600 Swineford Road) before our request for rezoning is heard by the Chesterfield Planning Commission. It is our understanding that this meeting is critical in moving forward in this project. We are reaching out to request your attendance at a community meeting on October…
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RVA Goats
We were honored to have RVA goats come out and munch on the agrihood site! There were 24 goats and sheep that came out and ate their way through a portion of the proposed incubator farm and learning garden for a week. Why goats and sheep? Herbivores like goats and sheep are amazing clearers of…
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Agrihood Class with Girls For a Change
This summer the Agrihood project was entrusted to teach a class for the Girls For A Change, Camp Diva Program. Read below to see how it went! But first, a note about Camp Diva. Camp diva is a 6-week summer camp experience for black girls between the ages of 10-14 to explore new subjects, learn…
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Martin Luther King Work Day
honoring the impact of service on our communities, we held a work day to clear land around the proposed incubator farm and Learning Garden MLK Day of Service Thank you to all who came out! we were able to clear many trees and brush ad well as release a few of our older trees from…
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RSVP Now: Dine and Discuss Series
The Bensley Agrihood is an initiative created by Girls For A Change, Happily Natural Day, and Maggie Walker Community Land Trust to foster access and opportunity through homeownership, food justice, and multiple career and entrepreneurship programs. A working organic farm and fruit orchard will be the centerpiece of new homeownership opportunities — providing residents and…
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A proposed Richmond area “agrihood” pairs affordable housing and urban agriculture
This post by Wyatt Gordon originally appeared on Greater Greater Washington. Nine acres can make a huge impact when it comes to affordable housing or urban agriculture, but without the right resources a parcel with such potential can also sit dormant for a long time. That was the problem Marcia Woodley faced when she turned…