Mayoral Candidate Kathryn Garcia Talks Urban Ag

Fields

English - May 14, 2021 14:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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How will Garcia’s ambitious green infrastructure plans promote urban farming in NYC?

The Fields team reached out to all of the major candidates for mayor of New York regarding their urban agriculture plans. Kathryn Garcia gave us an hour of her time to discuss her highly relevant background as well as her new green infrastructure plan. Garcia has previously served as Commissioner for the New York City Sanitation Department, incident commander during Hurricane Sandy, Interim Chair and CEO of the New York City Housing Authority, and Food Czar for New York's emergency food program during the COVID-19 emergency response. As mayor, she plans to green every roof in NYC and much more. We discuss food and environmental policy with a special focus on what this means for urban farmers. Give us a listen, plant a seed, and please share Fields with a friend!

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