| Jurisdiction Name: | Town of Eden |
| State/Province: | NY |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 7,688 |
| Population Range: | 2,500 to 19,999 |
| Policy Links: | |
| Policy type: | law |
| Year: | 1994 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production |
| Keywords: | advisory board, advisory committee, advisory group, agricultural advisory committee, agricultural practices, agriculture, farming, farming viability, farmland, farmland preservation, food production, law, preservation, production, rural, rural agriculture, town code |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Town Board of the Town of Eden |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Town Board, Erie County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board, Planning Board |
| Support Entity(s): | n/a |
| Funding Amount: | not applicable |
| Funding Sources: | not applicable |
| Policy Outcome(s): | Created the Agricultural Advisory Committee for the Town and describes its powers and duties |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
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Growing Food Connections Team Directory
| Name | Institution | Email Address |
|---|---|---|
| Will Allen | Growing Power | aallen@growingpower.org |
| Brenda Stynes | University at Buffalo Regional Institute | bae3@buffalo.edu |
| Jill Clark | Ohio State University, John Glenn School of Public Affairs | clark.1099@osu.edu |
| Brian Estabrook | Ohio State University, John Glenn School of Public Affairs | estabrook.5@osu.edu |
| Julia Freedgood | American Farmland Trust | jfreedgood@farmland.org |
| Jessica Fydenkevez | American Farmland Trust | jfydenkevez@farmland.org |
| Tim Griffin | Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy | timothy.griffin@tufts.edu |
| Enjoli Hall | University at Buffalo, Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab | enjoliha@buffalo.edu |
| Kimberley Hodgson | Cultivating Healthy Places | kim@chplaces.com |
| Mary Hendrickson | University of Missouri, Department of Rural Sociology | hendricksonm@missouri.edu |
| Young Kim | Fondy Food Center | young@fondymarket.org |
| Fred Kirschenmann | Iowa State University, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills | leopold1@iastate.edu |
| Doris Mittasch | American Farmland Trust | dmittasch@farmland.org |
| Kami Pothukuchi | Wayne State University, Department of Urban Studies and Planning | k.pothukuchi@wayne.edu |
| Subhashni Raj | University at Buffalo, Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab | subhashn@buffalo.edu |
| Samina Raja | University at Buffalo, Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab | sraja@buffalo.edu |
| Anna Ricklin | American Planning Association | aricklin@planning.org |
| Louie Rivers, Jr. | Kentucky State University, Small Farmer Outreach Training and Technical Assistance Program | louie.rivers@kysu.edu |
| David Rouse | American Planning Association | drouse@planning.org |
| Anelkis Royce | American Farmland Trust | aroyce@farmland.org |
| Eduardo Sanchez | American Heart Association National Center | eduardo.sanchez@heart.org |
| Erin Sweeney | University at Buffalo, The State University of New York | esweeney@buffalo.edu |
| Jennifer Whittaker | University at Buffalo, Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab (former); University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) | whittakerj@email.chop.edu |
Community of Opportunity Application Form
Is your community interested in strengthening its food system through planning and policy? 
Growing Food Connections is in the process of selecting up to 8 local governments in urban and rural communities across the U.S. to receive free technical assistance and guidance on how to develop tools and policies that support local farms and improve food security.
If your local government is interested in strengthening its food systems, consider nominating your community to be a Growing Food Connections (GFC) Community of Opportunity by submitting an application form. GFC is a five-year initiative to build the capacity of local governments to use policy and planning tools to strengthen community food systems. Selected GFC Communities of Opportunity will receive free technical assistance to develop and deploy policy tools to strengthen food systems. This will include training workshops, webinars, peer-to-peer mentoring among community partners, and consultation on developing policies, partnerships, and public investments that will lay the foundation for stronger food systems.
Local governments, community organizations, or interested food systems stakeholders from any region of the United States are welcome to submit an application for a United States municipality/county* to be considered as a GFC Community of Opportunity, however only communities with local government involvement will be selected.
* Growing Food Connections is a USDA-supported grant which is focused on United States municipalities. Canadian and Mexican municipalities are not eligible.
Submit an application today.
Complete applications are due Friday, September 5, 2014.
To be considered as a Community of Opportunity please fill out the application form below. Communities are required to have a local government representative as part of their team. The Application Form must be filled out by a local government representative.
Although we will select only a limited number of communities, the Growing Food Connections website will have free resources that are available to all communities.
If you have questions about the application, please contact growingfoodconnections@ap.buffalo.edu.
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City and County of Denver Climate Adaptation Plan, Denver, Colorado
| Jurisdiction Name: | Denver |
| State/Province: | CO |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality/County |
| Population: | 600,158 |
| Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | plan |
| Year: | 2014 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections, community food production, community food security |
| Keywords: | agriculture, climate, climate adaptation, climate change, education, food acess, food hub, food retail, food security, local agriculture, local food, local food access, pest management, pests, plan, protection |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | City and County of Denver |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Denver Climate Resilience Committee |
| Support Entity(s): | Supporting entities include city agencies and community partners, depending on the activities/strategies listed throughout the plan |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | n/a |
| Policy Outcome(s): | The 2014 City and County of Denver Climate Adaptation Plan is a supplement to the 2007 Climate Action Plan. These two documents, along with an updated 2015 Climate Action Plan, all work in tandem to address persistent climate-related challenges. One of the sections in the Climate Adaptation Plan is food and agriculture, the aim of which is to identify strategies that can adapt Denver’s food and agricultural systems to changing climate conditions. The two main goals of the section are to: 1) increase food security and 2) protect local agricultural resources against the increased threat of pests, invasive species and noxious weeds. The strategy to accomplish the former goal is to encourage local agriculture and a broad range of food outlets and regional food hubs for processing and distributing local foods. The strategy to accomplish the latter goal is to identify and assess invasive species and other threats to agricultural resources. Both strategies plan to utilize partnerships with educational and extension programs and public outreach campaigns. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
Urban Agriculture in Boston, Article 89
| Jurisdiction Name: | Boston |
| State/Province: | MA |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 617,594 |
| Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | ordinance |
| Year: | 2013 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production |
| Keywords: | city, community garden, farmers market, food production, food retail, fresh produce, infrastructure, land use, local, local food, local food production, locally grown, production, rooftop, rooftop agriculture, urban agriculture, urban farm, urban farming, zoning |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Mayor's Office of Boston |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Boston Redevelopment Authority, Mayor's Office of Food Initiatives |
| Support Entity(s): | Mayor's Urban Agriculture Working Group |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | n/a |
| Policy Outcome(s): | The new addition to the zoning code allows for urban agriculture in Boston on the ground and on rooftops. This is not a new zoning designation, but allows for urban agriculture, farming, and gardening both for personal and commercial use on many parcels in the City of Boston. Permitting structure and design guidelines are explicitly outlined in the article. In addition, guidelines for farming practices such as soil safety, composting, hydroponics, aquaponics, beekeeping requirements and keeping of hens are outlined. Sales of food grown on these urban farms or gardens are allowed to be sold. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 – Link 2 – Link 3 |
Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District Ordinance Ord. No. 2005-20
| Jurisdiction Name: | Cabarrus |
| State/Province: | NC |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | County |
| Population: | 178,072 |
| Population Range: | 50,000 to 249,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | ordinance |
| Year: | 2005 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production, community food security |
| Keywords: | advisory board, agriculture, economic development, education, farmer, local food, organic, zoning |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Cabarrus County Boards of Commissioners |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Carrabus County Agricultural Advisory Board |
| Support Entity(s): | North Carolina Cooperative Extension – Cabarrus Center, Cabarrus County |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | Agricultural Development Farmland Preservation Trust Fund (grant), The Cannon Foundation (grant), Cabarrus County (sustainable agriculture projects fund) |
| Policy Outcome(s): | Established three voluntary agriculture districts in Cabarrus County; identified how the advisory board for each district would be staffed; identified how to categorize and certify farmland for purposes of agriculture district; established appeal procedures for farmland designation within agriculture districts; enabled the creation of the Elma C. Lomax Incubator Farm. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
Sustainable Marin: Natural Systems and Agriculture Element of the Marin Countywide Plan
| Jurisdiction Name: | Marin County |
| State/Province: | CA |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | County |
| Population: | 252,409 |
| Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Policy Links: | |
| Policy type: | plan |
| Year: | 2007 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production, community food security |
| Keywords: | agricultural land preservation, agriculture, animals, environmental quality, environmental sustainability, farmland preservation, food infrastructure, food production, food system, land use, local food, master plan, plan, rural agriculture, sustainability, urban agriculture |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Marin County Board of Supervisors |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Marin County Community Development Agency |
| Support Entity(s): | n/a |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | n/a |
| Policy Outcome(s): | One of the main goals of the comprehensive plan for Marin County is sustainability. Many recommendations are made in the plan pertaining to natural systems and agriculture: ways to protect watersheds, preserve land, and supporting local ranching, farming and food are all suggested. Increasing diversity of agricultural products and preserving agricultural lands and resources are also desired outcomes of this plan. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
City of Los Angeles Administrative Code, Chapter 17: City Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone Program(“UAIZ”)
| Jurisdiction Name: | Los Angeles |
| State/Province: | CA |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 3,918,872 |
| Population Range: | 1 million or more |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | legislation and regulations |
| Year: | 2017 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production |
| Keywords: | food access, healthy food, healthy food access, urban, urban agriculture, urban agriculture incentive zone, urban agriculture incentive zone program, urban farm, urban farming, urban garden, vacant land, vacant lot |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | City Council, Mayor |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Department of City Planning |
| Support Entity(s): | California State Legislature |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | n/a |
| Policy Outcome(s): | This City ordinance lays out the eligibility criteria, application process and administration of the UAIZ program which allows for use of vacant land for small-scale agriculture combined with a reduced property tax assessment for participating property owners. This is intended to promote and support urban agriculture and access to healthy food. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 – Link 2 |
Urban Agriculture Program, Ordinance No. 162-12
| Jurisdiction Name: | San Francisco City and County |
| State/Province: | CA |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality/County |
| Population: | 827,420 |
| Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Policy Links: | |
| Policy type: | ordinance |
| Year: | 2012 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production |
| Keywords: | agriculture, coordination, evaluation, evaluation plan, food production, plan, production, program, public agency coordination, staff position, staffing, strategic, strategic plan, urban, urban agriculture |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | San Francisco Recreation and Park Department |
| Support Entity(s): | San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco Department of Public Works, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco Department of Environment, San Francisco Planning Department, San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, San Francisco Food Security Task Force, San Francisco County Agricultural Commissioner, San Francisco Department of Real Estate, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services, San Francisco City Administrator, San Francisco Port, San Francisco Airport, San Francisco Unified School District, City College of San Francisco, California Department of Parks and Recreation, United States National Park Service Golden Gate Recreation Area, University of California Cooperative Extension |
| Funding Amount: | |
| Funding Sources: | |
| Policy Outcome(s): | established the urban agriculture program, coordinated urban agriculture efforts of multiple public agencies, required development of urban agriculture program strategic plan and evaluation of financial capacity to implement strategic plan, established urban agriculture goals, required annual urban agriculture program report, created full-time staff position |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone Ordinance No. 184-14
| Jurisdiction Name: | San Francisco City and County |
| State/Province: | CA |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality/County |
| Population: | 827,420 |
| Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | ordinance |
| Year: | 2014 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections, community food production |
| Keywords: | act, agriculture, food production, incentive, incentive zone, procedures, production, program, property tax, property tax reduction, property value, tax, urban, urban agriculture, urban agriculture incentive zone, urban agriculture incentive zones act, urban agriculture incentive zones act procedures, urban agriculture incentive zones act program |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | San Francisco Planning Department, San Francisco Agricultural Commissioner, San Francisco Recreation and Park Department |
| Support Entity(s): | n/a |
| Funding Amount: | variable, dependent on property tax reduction |
| Funding Sources: | |
| Policy Outcome(s): | amended the San Francisco Administrative Code, by adding Chapter 53A, creating local procedures to implement the California State Assembly Bill 551 (approved by the governor on Approved by Governor September 28, 2013) Urban Agriculture Incentive Zones Act, which authorizes local governments to enter into enforceable contracts with owners of private property for the purpose of promoting the use of vacant, unimproved, or blighted lands for small-scale agricultural use; ordinance outlines eligibility criteria for property tax reductions and the, procedures required to apply for an eligibility certificate, contract with the city, and approval process; tax reductions of less than $25,000 per year or less than $125,000 for the term of the contract; or for contiguous parcels of less than 5 acres or less; or an estimated combined tax reduction of less than $250,000 per year for all properties under contract are approved by the County Agricultural Commissioner, otherwise the SF City and County Board of Supervisors makes a decision on the property tax reduction application |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |