Fifth class completes farming and entrepreneurship training program
City of Tallahassee photo
City of Tallahassee photo
Special to the Outlook
With the recent completion of the spring 2023 City Farm TLH Urban Farming and Entrepreneurship program, 21 more participants added the achievement to their resumes.
Since the first training session began in 2021, nearly 80 residents have completed the intensive 12-week program. The course covers topics such as sustainable growing methods, crop management, marketing and business financing, in addition to on-site learning opportunities at local farms, including the pilot site for City Farm TLH in the Greater Bond neighborhood.
“The City Farm TLH project is an innovative approach to address food insecurity while fostering neighborhood revitalization, and doing so in a way that incorporates sustainability, resiliency and economic empowerment,” said City Commissioner Curtis Richardson. “Through public and private partnerships, the City has graduated nearly 80 residents from this training program with many going on to further their urban farming education through apprenticeships.”
In October 2020, the City of Tallahassee began development of a pilot urban farm on a vacant, underutilized, City-owned parcel on Kissimmee Street. The farm serves as a training location for aspiring urban farmers and a source for fresh produce for the surrounding neighborhood. As part of the City Farm TLH project, the Urban Farming and Entrepreneurship training program in partnership with Tallahassee Community College’s Wakulla Environmental Institute and local farms helps provide participants with the knowledge to launch their own small farm in an urban setting.
City Farm TLH is one of several projects the City is working on collaboratively with residents of Greater Bond in support of the Greater Bond Neighborhood First Plan. To learn more about the Greater Bond Neighborhood First Plan, call 850-891-8795 or email neighborhoods@talgov.com.
Individuals could get information about City Farm TLH, including details about the next Urban Farming and Entrepreneurship Training Program at Talgov.com/CityFarmTLH.
