American Planning Association, an independent organization that supports professional planners, published two Zoning Practice issues that focus on two sectors of the food system: Zoning for Small-Scale Composting in Urban Areas and Urban Agriculture as an Emergent Land Use: Case Studies of Municipal Responsiveness.

Zoning Practice helps guide professional planners in writing and administering smart development codes.

The full text for Urban Agriculture as an Emergent Land Use: Case Studies of Municipal Responsiveness can be found on the Growing Food Connections Food Systems Reader.