In our continuous effort to protect, preserve, and promote agriculture within Riverside's Greenbelt, it is vital to highlight innovative tools that support our community's food security and enhance farmer visibility. One such groundbreaking resource is the City of Riverside’s comprehensive map tool, which serves as a digital guide for our local food systems.
A Map that Matters
This tool isn’t just a map; it’s a gateway to understanding the encompassing network of food resources available in our community. From pinpointing where low-income families can access free or reduced meals in schools, to identifying each community garden plot, this map provides invaluable data that supports our mission at En-Gage Riverside.
Let this tool lead to new discoveries in:
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Educational Outreach: Discover schools with high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced meals, highlighting areas where community support and nutritional education could have the most significant impact.
Food Accessibility: The map details locations of food pantries, farm stands, and supermarkets, crucial for planning food aid and educational programs.
Find Local Agriculture: It show cases the spread of farmland within the city, classified by its importance from local to prime farmland, emphasizing areas that require protection from urban sprawl and support for sustainable practices.
Community Connections: With listings of all food-related businesses from wholesale bakeries to meat processors and beverage distributors, the map provides access to all food system connections that can strengthen our local economy.
The map provides detailed locations for a variety of food-related establishments, including supermarkets, community gardens, farms, food pantries, and wholesale suppliers. This comprehensive visualization supports easy access to local food sources, enhancing the community's connection to fresh, sustainable produce and other food products. It also highlights various land classifications including Urban and Built-Up Land, Grazing Land, Farmland of Local Importance, Prime Farmland, Farmland of Statewide Importance, Unique Farmland, Water, and Other Land, providing a comprehensive overview of land use.
Helping Neighbors
This tool is an amazing resource for the En-Gage Riverside community, providing a one stop search for all things agriculture: Find a new favorite farm stand or use the interactive map as a tool for understanding scope of services available. Learn more about:
Targeting Educational Programs: identify schools and community centers where food insecurity is prevalent, we can tailor our educational initiatives to those who need them most.
Promoting Local Markets: Highlighting where local produce is available and encourage residents to support local farmers, enhancing the economic stability of agricultural producers within the Greenbelt.
Advocating for Policy Change: With detailed data on land use across Riverside, we are better equipped to advocate for policies that protect valuable arable land from being lost to development.
Be involved
We invite every resident of Riverside to interact with this map and join us in a collective effort to make informed decisions that benefit our community and environment. Understanding where and how our food is grown, distributed, and accessed can transform passive knowledge into active community engagement.
The foundation and commitment to a productive Greenbelt is there let's realize the potential. Stronger together we can advocate for necessary changes and strengthen the bonds within our community through shared goals and resources. Together, we can ensure that Riverside remains a vibrant, sustainable, and nourishing place for all its residents.
Visit the City of Riverside’s map portal today and see current utility of our land resources and farmland in the region. Together, we're not just growing crops; we're growing a community.
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