Publisher: American Farmland Trust
Author(s): Haight, David, Held, Diane
Document Type: Guide
Format: Electronic
Free of cost: Yes
Description:
This guide helps communities engage farmers and rural landowners in local planning efforts; assesses current town policies and their effectiveness; and provides a range of tools available to help New York towns and counties support local farms. The guide contains case studies demonstrating how towns and counties are successfully planning for agriculture. Publications, state laws, local plans and ordinances are available online by opening the resource index.
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Growing Food Connection Topic: community food connections, community food production
Main Food Topics: agriculture, agriculture preservation, food access, food marketing, food processing, food procurement, food production, food system
Sub Food Topics: agricultural practices, agrotourism, buy local, community supported agriculture, farm, farm stand, farm to cafeteria, farm to college, farm to institution, farm to school, farm to university, farmers market, food infrastructure, fruit, produce, value-added, vegetables
Public Policy Topics: Non-binding policies, Physical projects, Plans, Programs, Public investment, Regulations/laws
Geographic Scale: Exurban, Rural, State/province, Suburban, Urban
Local government or Regional resource focus: New York
Does the resource address the food security needs of underserved populations in rural, suburban, or urban settings? YES
