Homegrown Baltimore: Grow Local, Baltimore City

Jurisdiction Name: Baltimore City
State/Province: MD
Country: United States
Type of Government: Municipality
Population: 620,961
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Policy Links: PDF
Policy type: plan
Year: 2013
GFC Topic: community food connections, community food production
Keywords: affordability, agricultural practices, agriculture, animals, buy local, compost, distribution, farm, food distribution, food production, food waste, healthy, healthy food, land use, local, local food, production, urban, urban agriculture, waste, water, zoning
Adopting Government Department(s):

Baltimore City Planning Commission

Lead Implementing Entity(s): Baltimore Office of Sustainability, Baltimore Department of Planning
Support Entity(s):

n/a

Funding Amount:
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Policy Outcome(s):

plan focuses on increasing local food production in Baltimore – one component of Homegrown Baltimore, an initiative of the City of Baltimore to increase the production, distribution, sales, and consumption of locally grown food within Baltimore

Additional Resources and Information: Link 1