Presentation at 2014 Massachusetts Sustainable Communities and Campuses Conference

1. Mill
City
Grows
GROWING
A
HEALTHIER
LOWELL
ONE
LOT
AT
A
TIME
April
17,
2014

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$0.99
at McDonalds
$2.00 each
At a convenience store

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4 in 10Lowell residents say they can’t find fresh
fruits & vegetables near their home

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43,000Lowell residents say they can’t find fresh
fruits & vegetables near their home

8. Unique/Sustainable
Model
•
Social
Enterprise
•
Grassroots
Organizing
•
PracDcal
EducaDon
•
Government
and
organizaDonal
partners

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2011: 2 community gardens, 1 operating farm

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2014: 6 community gardens, 3 operating farms, 7 school/youth gardens,

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Francey Slater
Francey@millcitygrows.org