As part of Hailey Robbins capstone project with Stefany Olivas, the Local Agriculture Community Coordinator with CABQ Parks and Recreation Open Space Division, she developed a working document to repurpose city-owned vacant lots into community-driven urban agriculture hubs. The project focused on integrating equitable land use, food access, and public space activation in the historically underserved neighborhood of the International District. The twenty-seven page document outlines potential uses like community gardens, food hubs, incubator kitchens, and urban green spaces as well as recommended sites for these potential projects. It also addresses governmental barriers that make it difficult to develop and support community-driven urban agriculture projects on city-owned land. Drawing from national precedents and local partnerships, the document offers actionable recommendations for how the city can collaborate with nonprofits to ensure long-term, sustainable stewardship of urban land. Moving forward, this document will serve as a reference tool for Stefany Olivas and the CABQ, supporting the integration of urban agriculture into larger municipal plans  for community-based projects on vacant land.

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