| Jurisdiction Name: | City of Burlington |
| State/Province: | VT |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 42,282 |
| Population Range: | 20,000 to 49,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | concession and license agreement |
| Year: | 2012 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections |
| Keywords: | farmers market, food access, food infrastructure, public funds |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | City of Burlington |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Burlington Farmers' Market Association; City of Burlington |
| Support Entity(s): | City of Burlington Department of Parks and Recreation; City of Burlington Department of Public Works; City of Burlington Police Department |
| Funding Amount: | $1,500 |
| Funding Sources: | Burlington Farmers' Market Association |
| Policy Outcome(s): | The Agreement leases City of Burlington space to the Burlington Farmers Market Association for market operations. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
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Penny for Parks, Burlington, Vermont
| Jurisdiction Name: | City of Burlington |
| State/Province: | VT |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 42,282 |
| Population Range: | 20,000 to 49,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | public investment |
| Year: | 2008 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections |
| Keywords: | development, farmland preservation, land use, public funds |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | City of Burlington |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | City of Burlington Department of Parks and Recreation |
| Support Entity(s): | n/a |
| Funding Amount: | $355,000/annually |
| Funding Sources: | Dedicated tax; individual citizen contributions |
| Policy Outcome(s): | The Investment provides a financial planning and implementation toolkit to address ongoing parks and recreation needs of the community and supports short- and long-range park improvement projects. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 – Link 2 |
Chocolay Charter Township Master Plan Update
| Jurisdiction Name: | Charter Township of Chocolay |
| State/Province: | MI |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 7,148 |
| Population Range: | 2,500 to 19,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | plan |
| Year: | 2015 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections |
| Keywords: | agriculture, community food system, community garden, food access, food affordability, food infrastructure, food system |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Charter Township of Chocolay Planning Commission |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Charter Township of Chocolay Planning Commission |
| Support Entity(s): | n/a |
| Funding Amount: | $15,000 |
| Funding Sources: | Michigan Department of Environmental Quality; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
| Policy Outcome(s): | The Plan integrates food system priorities into master planning considerations for administrative, regulatory, and capital improvement tasks. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
Chocolay Charter Township Community Farm Land Use Agreement
| Jurisdiction Name: | Charter Township of Chocolay |
| State/Province: | MI |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 7,148 |
| Population Range: | 2,500 to 19,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | motion |
| Year: | 2014 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections |
| Keywords: | community garden, food production, food security, land use, urban agriculture |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Charter Township of Chocolay Township Board; Charter Township of Chocolay Planning Commission |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Charter Township of Chocolay Planning Commission |
| Support Entity(s): | Charter Township of Chocolay Township Board |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | n/a |
| Policy Outcome(s): | The policy allows for the lease of 14 acres of city-owned farmland to the Chocolay Community Farm Collaborative for farming, educational, and food security activities. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
City of Marquette Community Master Plan
| Jurisdiction Name: | City of Marquette |
| State/Province: | MI |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 21,491 |
| Population Range: | 20,000 to 49,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | plan |
| Year: | 2015 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections |
| Keywords: | agriculture, community garden, food access, food retail, food system, healthy food, urban agriculture |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | City of Marquette Planning Commission |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | City of Marquette Planning Commission |
| Support Entity(s): | City of Marquette Community Development Department |
| Funding Amount: | N/A |
| Funding Sources: | N/A |
| Policy Outcome(s): | The Plan integrates food systems thinking into master planning to shape future planning decisions and to promote and preserve food system activities. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
Urban Agriculture Zoning Regulation No. ZA-14-08
| Jurisdiction Name: | City of Burlington |
| State/Province: | VT |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 42,282 |
| Population Range: | 20,000 to 49,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | ordinance |
| Year: | 2014 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production |
| Keywords: | community garden, development, farmers market, food infrastructure, food system, land use, urban agriculture, zoning |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | City of Burlington Planning Commission |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Department of Planning and Zoning |
| Support Entity(s): | n/a |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | n/a |
| Policy Outcome(s): | The ordinance allows for urban agriculture on private land in the City of Burlington, VT. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
City of Burlington Urban Agriculture Task Force
| Jurisdiction Name: | City of Burlington |
| State/Province: | VT |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 42,282 |
| Population Range: | 20,000 to 49,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | public investment |
| Year: | 2011 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production |
| Keywords: | farmers market, food production, public funds, urban agriculture |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | City of Burlington City Council |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | City of Burlington City Council |
| Support Entity(s): | Burlington Food Council |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | n/a |
| Policy Outcome(s): | The Task Force was created and tasked with crafting urban agriculture policy recommendations for the City of Burlington to better govern and support urban agriculture activities in the City. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
City of Burlington Open Space Protection Plan
| Jurisdiction Name: | City of Burlington |
| State/Province: | VT |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 42,282 |
| Population Range: | 20,000 to 49,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | plan |
| Year: | 2014 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production |
| Keywords: | community garden, land use, urban agriculture |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | City of Burlington City Council |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Burlington Conservation Board |
| Support Entity(s): | City of Burlington Department of Parks, Recreation & Waterfront |
| Funding Amount: | $196,000/year |
| Funding Sources: | Conservation Legacy Program |
| Policy Outcome(s): | The Plan inventories open spaces including urban agriculture opportunities, and availability and proximity of community gardens to residents. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
City of Burlington Municipal Development Plan
| Jurisdiction Name: | City of Burlington |
| State/Province: | VT |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 42,282 |
| Population Range: | 20,000 to 49,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | plan |
| Year: | 2014 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production |
| Keywords: | community garden, development, food production, food system, local food, urban agriculture |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | City of Burlington City Council |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | City of Burlington Planning Commission |
| Support Entity(s): | City of Burlington Department of Planning and Zoning |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | Local, State, and Federal Funds |
| Policy Outcome(s): | The Plan acknowledges the importance of food, emphasizing need for supporting small food businesses in agriculture and value-added food processing, and supporting local farmers, urban agriculture, and aquaculture. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
Chittenden County Environment, Community, Opportunity, Sustainability (ECOS) Sustainability Plan
| Jurisdiction Name: | Chittenden County |
| State/Province: | VT |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | County |
| Population: | 160,531 |
| Population Range: | 50,000 to 249,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | plan |
| Year: | 2013 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production |
| Keywords: | food access, food retail, food system |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission |
| Support Entity(s): | n/a |
| Funding Amount: | $1,000,000 |
| Funding Sources: | United State Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Policy Outcome(s): | The Plan states the need to support implementation of the Vermont Farm to Plate Strategic Plan and the Vermont Working Landscape Partnership Action Plan, to protect existing farmland and support new operations including urban and suburban agriculture and homesteads. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |