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Urban Agriculture: Growing Healthy, Sustainable Places

Publisher: American Planning Association

Author(s): Hodgson, Kimberley, Caton Campbell, Marcia, Bailkey, Martin

Published Date: 2011

Document Type: Report

Format: Print

Free of Cost: No

This report provides authoritative guidance for dealing with the opportunities and challenges faced by cities and counties of varying sizes, economies, and locations in supporting and expanding urban agriculture. Through case studies and in-depth interviews with planners, local government officials, and urban agriculture practitioners in 11 cities across the United States and Canada, the report illustrates the range of local government efforts, policies and programs both emerging and in place, and reveals the differences among local governments in their approaches as they respond to the needs of the urban agriculture community. Case study communities included Chicago; Cleveland; Detroit; Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri; Milwaukee; Minneapolis; New Orleans; Philadelphia; Seattle and King County, Washington; Toronto, Ontario; and Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Growing Food Connections Topic(s): community food connections, community food production, community food security

Main Food Topics: agriculture, food access, food availability, food production, food security, food system

Sub Food Topics: agricultural practices, animals, community garden, community supported agriculture, farm, farm stand, farm to institution, farm to school, farmers market, food infrastructure, produce, value-added, vegetables

Public Policy Topics: Non-binding policies, Physical projects, Plans, Programs, Public investment, Regulations/laws

Geographic Scale: County, Exurban, Municipality, Suburban, Urban

Addresses food security needs of underserved populations: Yes

Resource Focus: Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Detroit, MI; Kansas City, KS; Kansas City, MO; Milwaukee, WI; Minneapolis, MN; New Orleans, LA; Philadelphia, PA; Seattle, WA; King County, WA; Toronto, ON; and Vancouver, BC