The land cost the city $150,000 and they bought it from the Conservation Fund, who had purchased it beforehand to keep it affordable and will help with maintain the park.
They plan to replicate this idea and turn many other “food deserts” around Atlanta. The fact is quarter of the citizens live more than a half mile from any fresh vegetables and fruits.
“The opportunity to replicate this is already coming up. The Parks Department is thinking about it,” said Stacy Funderburke, an acquistion associate the Conservation Fund.
“It’s great to fast-forward five years from now. What if there were five of these food forests sprinkled around Atlanta? There could be. There’s enough land. It’s more about showing it’s possible.”