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EBOM-2009 SSc5:Site Development—Protect or Restore Open Habitat

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Would a vegetable garden count for this credit?

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Trista Brown
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Tue, 07/09/2013 - 20:26

Hi Emmanuel, I'm not sure that a vegetable garden would qualify for this credit, since the intent is to provide habitat space with indigenous plant species. If the vegetables are native/adapted species and you can demonstrate that the space provides habitat value, you could try for it, but I haven't seen any projects pursue this particular credit with a veggie garden.

Tue, 07/30/2013 - 18:02

Emmanuel, I'm with Trista here that food production would not contribute to SSc5, though you should check out the Pilot Credit related to food production: http://www.usgbc.org/node/2743609?return=/pilotcredits

Tue, 07/30/2013 - 19:27

Trista and Jenny, Thanks for your comments. It was my intuition that it would not count because of lack of biodiversity and lack of habitat value. I like the food production pilot credit so we will look into that. Great idea.

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