| Jurisdiction Name: | East Wenatchee |
| State/Province: | WA |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 13,190 |
| Population Range: | 2,500 to 19,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | ordinance |
| Year: | 2013 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production |
| Keywords: | agriculture, animal husbandry. animal permit, animals, backyard animals, backyard chickens, chickens, goats, keeping of animals, land use, local, local food production, rural agriculture, small animals, urban agriculture, zoning |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | City Council of the City of East Wenatchee |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | n/a |
| Support Entity(s): | n/a |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | n/a |
| Policy Outcome(s): | This ordinance addresses agriculture on residential zoned parcels and the keeping of farm animals within the city. Changes were made to the city code that include a set of agricultural definitions and new amendments that permit small farm animals, large farm animals, domestic fowl, pot belly pigs, and miniature goats as part of a 4H, Future Farmers of America, or similar program, or as a pet or companion animal on residential zoned parcels. There are particular standards for minimum pasture areas, the specific animals permitted, the size of animals, and enclosures needed for animals. Commercial keeping of such animals is prohibited on these lots. The keeping of peacocks, roosters, male poultry, and swine (other than miniature potbelly pigs) is prohibited. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
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Lancaster County Blue Ribbon Commission on Agriculture, Motion February 22, 2005
| Jurisdiction Name: | Lancaster County |
| State/Province: | PA |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | County |
| Population: | 519,445 |
| Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Policy Links: | |
| Policy type: | motion |
| Year: | 2005 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production |
| Keywords: | advisory group, agricultural economy, agriculture, agriculture commission, commission, economic development, farm, farmland, farmland preservation, food production, land use, preservation, production, rural, rural agriculture, zoning |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Board of Lancaster County Commissioners |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | n/a |
| Support Entity(s): | The Woods Charitable Foundation |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | The Woods Charitable Foundation |
| Policy Outcome(s): | Over 100 citizens served on the implementation working groups and made recommendations focused on economic development, communications and leadership, farmland preservation, tax equity, and zoning; some work has been done on incorporating the Commission recommendations into Balance and the Growth Management Element of the Comprehensive Plan |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 – Link 2 |
Eat Well! El Paso, El Paso, Texas
| Jurisdiction Name: | El Paso |
| State/Province: | TX |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 649,121 |
| Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web |
| Policy type: | program |
| Year: | 2013 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections, community food production |
| Keywords: | children, families, health, health food, health promoting, healthy choices, healthy eating, nutrition education |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | El Paso City Council |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | City of El Paso Department of Public Health |
| Support Entity(s): | El Paso Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; Colleges of Health Science at the University of Texas at El Paso |
| Funding Amount: | $296,571 from August 1, 2015 to July 31, 2017 |
| Funding Sources: | Paso del Norte Institute for Healthy Living |
| Policy Outcome(s): | Eat Well! El Paso is a program with the goal of improving “the local food environment by expanding healthy food options for children and their families.” The program also advocates for, and educates, on the health impacts of eating good food. The program also hosts a ‘restaurant initiative,’ which encourages and subsequently recognizes restaurants that modify their menus to provide healthier food and beverage options to children. Only a year after the program’s implementation, 25 locally-owned restaurants participated in the restaurant initiative; by 2017, this number had increased to a total of 33 restaurants. The program has since expanded to encourage and recognize modified adult menus, food trucks, and chain restaurants. Eat Well! El Paso also offers nutrition training during food handler classes. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 – Link 2 |
Elder Services, Meals-on-Wheels Program, Cumberland County, Maine
| Jurisdiction Name: | Cumberland County |
| State/Province: | ME |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | County |
| Population: | 288,204 |
| Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web |
| Policy type: | program |
| Year: | 2015 |
| GFC Topic: | community food security |
| Keywords: | food access, food security, food support programs, healthy food, healthy food access, nutrition, seniors |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Cumberland County |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Southern Maine Agency on Aging |
| Support Entity(s): | Meals on Wheels America |
| Funding Amount: | $10,000 |
| Funding Sources: | Cumberland County Community Development Block Grant Program |
| Policy Outcome(s): | Allocates grant funds to provide homebound older adults in the City of South Portland with up to five meals per week, typically delivered frozen, two days per week; the Agency also provides “wellness checks” and “friendly visits” to program participants; program was re-approved for funding from the same source in the 2016-2020 Action Plan for Cumberland County Community Development Department. An estimated 150 clients and 12,570 home-delivered meals were served in 2015-16. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 – Link 2 |
City of Portland, Maine, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14, Land Use
| Jurisdiction Name: | Portland |
| State/Province: | ME |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 66,649 |
| Population Range: | 50,000 to 249,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | legislation and regulations |
| Year: | 2014 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production |
| Keywords: | agriculture, community, farmers, farming, food waste, land use, ordinance, physical infrastructure, processing, zoning |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | City of Portland |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Planning and Urban Development Department |
| Support Entity(s): | Planning Board |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | n/a |
| Policy Outcome(s): | Defines agriculture and agricultural practices, including tilled land, nurseries, greenhouses and truck gardens, as permitted uses within specified residential zones; allows products produced on the premises to be sold on the premises; allows a single stand of no more than 200 square feet floor area for the sale of agricultural products; permits the parking and storage of agricultural equipment, so long as it is not in the front yard; defines the use of conservation easements over agricultural land; sets forth regulations on the spreading, storage, stockpiling and disposal of manure and fertilizers for agricultural use; regulates the size and proximity of allowed agricultural practices, such as tilled land and grazing areas, in regards to water bodies, coastal wetlands, tributary streams and freshwater wetlands. Provides for seafood processing for human consumption in certain commercial zones and food preparation (i.e. commercial kitchen) in industrial zones (though not for service at those sites). Creates regulation on food waste disposal from packaging/processing facilities. Provides guidelines about food service (restaurant) locations and food processing in waterfront and commercial zones. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
Sustainable Food Policy Board, Ordinance No. 20081120-058
| Jurisdiction Name: | Austin |
| State/Province: | TX |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 790,390 |
| Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | ordinance |
| Year: | 2008 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections, community food security |
| Keywords: | access, advisory group, affordability, food access, food policy, food policy council, food security, food systems, local, local food, planning, planning tool, sustainability, sustainably grown food |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Austin City Council |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | n/a |
| Support Entity(s): | Travis County Commissioners |
| Funding Amount: | not available |
| Funding Sources: | not available |
| Policy Outcome(s): | established the Austin-Travis County Sustainable Food Policy Board; the Board produced the Austin-Travis County Sustainable Food Policy Board Yearly Planning Tool outlining priority policy objectives (see Additional Resources for more details) |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 – Link 2 |
Greenscapes, the Green Infrastructure Element of the Lancaster County Comprehensive Plan, Resolution No. 5 of 2009
| Jurisdiction Name: | Lancaster County |
| State/Province: | PA |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | County |
| Population: | 519,445 |
| Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | resolution |
| Year: | 2009 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production |
| Keywords: | agriculture, development, farmland, food production, green infrastructure, growth, habitat, infrastructure, land use, plan, production, public funds, rural, rural agriculture, rural areas, rural land use, urban growth area, wildlife, wildlife habitat |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Lancaster County Planning Commission |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Lancaster County Planning Commission, Lancaster County Green Infrastructure Project Committee |
| Support Entity(s): | n/a |
| Funding Amount: | $250,000 |
| Funding Sources: | consultant assistance |
| Policy Outcome(s): | part of the Agriculture and Rural Lands Planning Program, which was formed to guide county and municipal planning policy regarding areas that should be conserved for their agricultural and/or natural resources, and sustaining the towns and villages as the county |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
Local Food Planning Strategic Action Plan, Resolution No. 11-23
| Jurisdiction Name: | Story County |
| State/Province: | IA |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | County |
| Population: | 89,542 |
| Population Range: | 50,000 to 249,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | resolution |
| Year: | 2010 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections |
| Keywords: | buy local, community garden, distribution, farm, farmer, farmland, farmland access, food distribution, food processing, food procurement, food production, food security, food systems, food systems planning, local, local food, local food production, new farmer initiatives, plan, planning, processing, procurement, production, strategic, strategic action plan, strategic plan |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Story County Board of Supervisors |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Story County Planning and Zoning |
| Support Entity(s): | n/a |
| Funding Amount: | |
| Funding Sources: | |
| Policy Outcome(s): | resolution to adopt a local food planning strategic action plan; strategies address accessing farmland, farm labor, local food processing, food distribution |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
Urban Food Zoning Code Update, Ordinance No. 185412
| Jurisdiction Name: | Portland |
| State/Province: | OR |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 583,776 |
| Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | |
| Year: | 2012 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production, community food security |
| Keywords: | access, agriculture, community food and agriculture, community garden, farmers market, food access, food retail, food system, land use, local food access, local food production, urban, urban agriculture, zoning |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Portland City Council |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability |
| Support Entity(s): | Portland-Multnomah Food Policy Council, Oregon Public Health Institute. Bureau of Development Services, Bureau of Transportation, Communities Putting Prevention to Work, Multnomah County Health Department |
| Funding Amount: | $7.5 Million |
| Funding Sources: | Oregon Public Health Institute, Communities Putting Prevention to Work, Multnomah County Health Department |
| Policy Outcome(s): | This comprehensive policy addresses many aspects of the food system through innovative zoning in Portland, Oregon. The zoning code amendments address the following topics: market gardens, community gardens, food membership distribution sites and farmers’ markets. Previously, market gardens were allowed only in designated agricultural use areas, community gardens were allowed in all zones, and food membership distribution sites were not mentioned in the zoning code. The zoning codes were amended so that all of these activities would be allowed in all zones with regulations to mitigate impacts. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 – Link 2 |
Participatory Budgeting Process, Resolution No. 12-064 N.C.
| Jurisdiction Name: | Vallejo |
| State/Province: | CA |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 115,942 |
| Population Range: | 50,000 to 249,999 |
| Policy Links: | |
| Policy type: | resolution |
| Year: | 2013 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production |
| Keywords: | budget, community garden, education, fresh produce, nutrition, nutrition education, participatory budgeting, public funds, tax |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Vallejo City Council |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Office of the City Manager, Planning Division, Department of Public Works, The Participatory Budgeting Project, Vallejo People |
| Support Entity(s): | n/a |
| Funding Amount: | $146500 |
| Funding Sources: | Measure B sales tax revenue (30% of the 1% sales tax monies) |
| Policy Outcome(s): | Established participatory budgeting that enabled Vallejo residents to vote on projects to receive Measure B funds; 2013 Participatory Budgeting Cycle provided $146,500 in funding for community garden projects |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 – Link 2 |