Comprehensive Regional Plan - Northwestern Indiana Regional ...

Accessibility of Local Food
The success of our local food
system will depend on creating
efficient ways of getting local
foods from our fields to our
residents. Transporting local
foods to their destination is
one piece of the puzzle. The
other is getting residents to the
distribution centers (groceries,
farmstands, etc.). At this time,
there are limited public transit
options that provide convenient
access to local food.
Accessibility to Groceries
Local Food and Land Use
With more than half of our
region’s land devoted to
agriculture, the CRP targets
managed growth to protect
these areas. There are also many
opportunities to convert vacant
urban properties into a network
of urban farms, creating a direct
link for low-income communities
to access high-quality produce.
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Local Food and the
Environment
Growing a local food system
in Northwest Indiana has the
potential to protect and enhance
our environmental assets. As
such, local food can be a tool to
advocate for the health of the
soil and water resources in our
region.