CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — The Lightfoot Administration has often championed the goal of making it easier for people in low-income neighborhoods to get healthy food — and encouraging urban farms and gardens has helped.
The mayor has now proposed a licensing change that Ruby Ferguson, who leads Chicago's Food Equity Council, explained to the Zoning Committee on Tuesday.
If approved, Ferguson said the measure would allow licensed urban farmers to set up produce stands on their farm sites or community gardens, where they’d be able to sell fresh, uncut and unprocessed produce directly to the public.
Although there was word that Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th) was concerned that more comprehensive proposals on urban farming and farm animals were being ignored, he did not attend the meeting to raise any objections.
There was little comment and no debate. The committee gave easy approval, and the measure will go to the full City Council Wednesday.
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