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NEWS BRIEF: Small local farm gets big boost from conservation group
Photo credit: Courtesy Love is Love Farm
A married couple who run a small farm in the East Lake neighborhood of Decatur will be beneficiaries of a new, national agricultural push by the Conservation Fund, a non-profit organization that acquires large tracts of farmland in danger of being developed. It then leases the land to farmers with a guarantee that local institutions such as universities and hospitals will purchase goods from them. The aim of the plan is to balance environmental preservation and economic development. NYTimes.com
The Love is Love Farm has been a perennial Creative Loafing Best of winner for “Best Local Farm.” The Emory School of Law’s Turner Environmental Law Clinic assisted with the grant process.
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Turner Environmental Law Clinic
Website: The Turner Environmental Law Clinic provides important pro bono legal representation to individuals, community groups, and nonprofit organizations that seek to protect and restore the natural environment for the benefit of the public. Through its work, the clinic offers students an intense, hands-on introduction to environmental law and trains the next generation of environmental attorneys.
Best Local Farm
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Love is Love Farm at Gaia Gardens
Website: Beginning in 2008 as the heart-work of Joe Reynolds and Judith Winfrey, Love is Love Farm aspired to demonstrate that young, land-less farmers can build a successful farming operation and actively serve the good food movement through mindful land stewardship.