Land & Food

Building Urban Support for Land Conservation

Eli Zigas, SPURBay Area Open Space Council Harvest Gathering

November 22, 2013

Reason 1: A viable agricultural sector is an important, and economical, component of greenbelt strategy that focuses growth in already developed areas.

Bay Area Agricultural Land At-Risk

Challenge: Agricultural land is at-risk

Source: At-Risk analysis by

Reason 2: The regional food system is economically important.

Courtesy of Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust

Go for the heart and the gut!

Strategy 1: Yum!

Strategy 2: Economic Development

Food System Jobs, By Sector, 2010Total: 405,000

Strategy 3: The Long Game / Education

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Eli Zigas - ezigas@spur.org