Cortes Currents - Food Security
Cortes Currents
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Tara Warkentin/Cortes Currents - Loni Taylor is a member of the CCEDA – the Cortes Community Development Association. The CCEDA is working on initiatives to improve local food security. They are informed by a recent survey, which addressed community needs and desires. Respondents were eager to grow more food, but identified a need for permanent growing space.
“[Many] people that have the knowledge and the desire to grow their own food don't have sustainable year round housing on Cortes, and they're usually displaced sometime in the spring.” Loni says.
CCEDA’s food security initiatives aim to fill this gap by providing solid ground for all islanders to grow food in. CCEDA is entrusted with 2.7 acres of commercial land in downtown Manson’s Landing, adjacent to the Community Housing project, that they hope to develop into a vibrant green hub that meets islanders needs. CCEDA also hopes to generate produce and revenue for the Food Bank.