[act-ma] Fwd: [BFS] You're Invited! Neighborhood Committees for the Boston Urban Agriculture Strategy

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> From: "Brenin, Jessika" <JBrenin at mapc.org>
> Subject: [BFS] You're Invited! Neighborhood Committees for the Boston Urban Agriculture Strategy
> Date: April 7, 2023 at 11:24:42 AM EDT
> To: "bfs at elist.tufts.edu" <bfs at elist.tufts.edu>
> Cc: Kalice Allen <kalice.allen at boston.gov>, "Stucker, Heidi" <HStucker at mapc.org>
> Reply-To: "Brenin, Jessika" <JBrenin at mapc.org>
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> Hi Boston Food Systems Folks,
> I’m reaching out to let you know about an opportunity for community members to participate in a planning effort related to urban agriculture in Boston. We’re forming neighborhood groups to help lead this work and would like to invite those in your networks to apply.
> About the Project: The Boston Urban Agriculture Strategy is a GrowBoston Department project, in partnership with Metropolitan Area Planning Council and Urban Farming Institute. The project aims to guide GrowBoston’s work to increase urban agriculture in the city, with a particular focus on the neighborhoods of Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan, and East Boston.  
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> Neighborhood Committees: We are convening a committee for each of the focus neighborhoods. These committees will help the project team understand neighborhood interests in urban agriculture; shape an equitable
>  strategy for increasing gardening, farming, and food production; and co-design a community event in each neighborhood. We aim for the Neighborhood Committees to reflect the racial, ethnic, and linguistic diversity and richness of their communities.
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> The interest form for Neighborhood Committees can be found here: mapc.ma/3G9aCaP <https://usc-word-edit.officeapps.live.com/we/mapc.ma/3G9aCaP>. All people (over 16 years old) who live or work in Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan, and East Boston can join!
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> We would greatly appreciate your help in getting the word out! Please share this invitation with others in your circle that would be interested in joining a neighborhood committee.
> You can see and use the flyers and outreach language (in six different languages) linked here:
>  _Neighborhood
>  Committee Outreach Language.docx <https://mapc365.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/PublicHealthTeam/EfB3y_Z57gtPp4DtAhtPtr8BDCHIt4auUWCJ4Yo0N-yKwg?e=qoqulb> _Neighborhood
>  Committee Outreach Language.docx. We would appreciate if you would share this with your community through social media, email newsletters, or by leaving flyers at your office/front desk as appropriate.
>  Please let us know if you need support printing flyers and we would be happy to coordinate with you. 
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> Please let me know what questions or thoughts you have at jbrenin at mapc.org <mailto:jbrenin at mapc.org> or (617)933-0744
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> Thank you very much, and Hoping all are having a great Friday, 
> Jessika & the Urban Agriculture Strategy Team (cc’d)
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