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EXHIBIT 3 COMMUNITY BENEFITS The community land trust (CLT) model is based on the principle that land is a vital public asset, to be used for public benefit. This section breaks down the community benefits of the project proposed at the Walnut and Daisy Property: how the project will meet the needs outlined in the previous section and increase local income, bringing cost savings for both residents and the City, contributing to community wealth, health and wellbeing in the Casa'Bonita neighborhood. Participation, Health, and Sustainability THRIVE understands, as do many health and planning professionals, that physical and mental health, equity and sustainability are all linked. The Walnut and Daisy Micro -Farm will not only make organic produce and other healthy options more available in the neighborhood, but also create a cost savings for the City. THRIVE plans to develop a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program at the Walnut and Daisy site -- a CSA is a membership -based model that provides monthly baskets of locally - grown vegetables, fruit and other garden products such as flowers or herbs, to local members at a low cost. THRIVE will advance a cooperative -owned business model that promotes healthy food options, as well as an active local economy. The connection between civic engagement and improved health outcomes is well documented, and would benefit the City as a whole. The Micro -Farm project will follow THRIVE's tradition of community -led development, based on profound resident involvement both in volunteer and paid capacities. Volunteerism, as explained by Laura C. Batista and A. Margarita Cruz-Led6n, is directly connected to improved health in older adults.6 Improved physical and mental health means less City -spending on Police, Fire, and other costly emergency services. Moreover, volunteerism and involvement with community groups are linked to improvements in "physical health, altruism, compliance with the law, education, employment, and child welfare"7 -- all of which represent direct, positive impacts on the local economy and the City as a whole. Cooperative Jobs, Supplementing Household Incomes Community micro -farms provide healthy food options, physical activity, and supplement the economies of producers, workers, and consumers. Compared to large commercial or industrial businesses, income from sales at micro -farms is sometimes small but sufficient to provide 6 Laura C. Batista and A. Margarita Cruz-Led6n, "The Relationship between Civic Engagement and Health among Older Adults." Florida International University, USA. hftps://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/46946362.pd T The Committee on National Statistics Panel on Measuring Social and Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion in Surveys. Quoted in "Civic Health & Public Health," by The National Conference on Citizenship. https://ncoc.org/data-in-action/civic-health-public-health/ 60A-51