| Jurisdiction Name: | Washington |
| State/Province: | DC |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 601,723 |
| Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | law |
| Year: | 1981 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections, community food production |
| Keywords: | children, community garden, food access, food infrastructure, food production, school, school garden, school gardens, vacant property |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Council of the District of Columbia |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Mayor's Office of the District of Columbia |
| Support Entity(s): | n/a |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | n/a |
| Policy Outcome(s): | This law requires the Mayor’s office to keep a comprehensive inventory of vacant lots that can be made available through voluntary donation and community agreement for food production and urban gardens. The law also seeks to make acquiring a vacant lot for a community garden a streamlined process and work with the school district to utilize gardens as educational programs. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
