2023 Best Small Practice Southeast

2023 NC Firm of the Year

Infill Agriculture

Collaborators

Danielle Turner, Shiloh Bemis, Marielle Morgan, Carlie Gillespie

Infill Ag identifies food insecurity as a primary stressor plaguing many Southern cities, a fact that was apparent in several neighborhoods surrounding downtown Raleigh. While the USDA defines food insecurity as the lack of access to food, workshop participants supplemented this definition with additional research to identify specific neighborhoods of Raleigh that lack access to food of nutritional value and quality. 


Participants proposed an infrastructural network of urban farms and gardens that would provide access to pure food resources, city amenities, and opportunities for economic growth within neighborhoods. The nodes, scalable to three tiers, supplement existing food programs already partnered with communities. The modular nature of the program considers neighborhood needs and, as needed, additional program for community use.