Sowing the Seeds for Southtowns Agribusiness

Jurisdiction Name: Southtowns of Erie County
State/Province: NY
Country: United States
Type of Government: Regional Agency
Population: 919,040
Population Range: 1 million or more
Policy Links: PDF
Policy type: plan
Year: 2009
GFC Topic: community food production
Keywords: agriculture, agritourism, economic development, farm, food production, plan, production, rural, rural agriculture, southtowns farm trail, tourism
Adopting Government Department(s):

Southtowns Community Enhancement Coalition

Lead Implementing Entity(s): Southtowns Community Enhancement Coalition
Support Entity(s):

University at Buffalo Regional Institute

Funding Amount: not available
Funding Sources: municipal membership fees to the Southtowns Community Enhancement Coalition, fundraising, grants
Policy Outcome(s):

Plan resulted in the development of the Southtowns Farm Trail

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