U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was in the metro Atlanta city of East Point on Wednesday to announce investments by the Biden Administration in urban farming and the growing of specialty crops.
Fifty-five states and U.S. territories will share in more than $79 million to support specialty crops, which in Georgia include citrus, eggplant and lima beans, among others.
The USDA is opening a Farm Service Agency, which are normally located in rural settings, to serve urban farming operations in the Atlanta area.
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