2026–27 · City-wide
Fund food gardens and expand food pantries
The resident asks to put the funds toward vegetable and fruit gardens and expanded food pantries, believing access to healthy food is a human right.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
I would address the issue of food security by putting the 2 million towards vegetable and fruit gardens and expanding food pantries.
Who it helps and why
I believe that access to food should be a human right, and I think that this would be beneficial to the community as a whole, making organic produce and healthy food more accessible.
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- July 8, 2026
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Sustainability
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
City-wide ideas in Food access from the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
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2024–25 (20 matching)
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- Food stipends for families of returning incarcerated peopleResident asks for food stipends for families whose loved ones are returning home from incarceration.2024–25City-wide
- Nutrition and cooking classes for seniorsResident asks for classes teaching low, middle and working seniors to eat healthy on limited incomes, stretch meals and store food, possibly taught by hospital or college staff.2024–25City-wide