| Jurisdiction Name: | Philadelphia |
| State/Province: | PA |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 1576000 |
| Population Range: | 1 million or more |
| Policy Links: | Web |
| Policy type: | plan |
| Year: | 2023 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections, community food production, community food security |
| Keywords: | Philadelphia, community, community garden, disparities, food access, food security, food systems, growers, indigenous, land, plan, racial equity, urban agriculture, urban farming |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | n/a |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Philadelphia Parks and Recreation |
| Support Entity(s): | n/a |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | William Penn Foundation; The Funders Network; Merck Family Fund; Marc and Laura McKenna |
| Policy Outcome(s): | The city of Philadelphia published a plan that outlines a ten-year framework to guide policy that would strengthen urban agriculture and food justice in Philadelphia, with a particular focus on racial equity and land access. The planning team reconceptualized the food system to include land, production, processing and distribution, consumption, waste reduction, and people, and offers policy recommendations for each of these categories. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
