Local Government Food Policy Database
Greenworks Philadelphia
| Jurisdiction Name | Philadelphia |
| State / Province | PA |
| Country | United States |
| Type of Government | Municipality |
| Population | 1,526,006 |
| Population Range | 1 million or more |
| Year | 2009 |
| Policy Links |
Download PDF View Policy Online |
| Policy Type | plan |
| GFC Topic | community food connections, community food production, community food security |
| Keywords | access, affordability, buy local, community garden, farmers market, food access, food infrastructure, food procurement, food retail, food security, food system, greenworks, greenworks philadelphia, health, healthy eating, healthy food, infrastructure, local, local food, locally grown, plan, procurement, retail, sustainability, sustainability plan |
| Adopting Government Department(s) | Philadelphia City Council |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s) | Philadelphia Mayor |
| Supporting Entity(s) | n/a |
| Funding Amount | Approximately $150,000 and one full time, two part time and a consulting firm over 9 months |
| Funding Sources | William Penn Foundation |
| Policy Outcome(s) |
Greenworks Philadelphia is the city’s sustainability plan. The plan’s main objective is to make the city of Philadelphia the “greenest city of America”. It contains over 160 initiatives and progress on the plan has been reported annually since its publication in 2009. |
| Additional Resources |
http://www.phila.gov/green/greenworks/equity_LocalFood.html http://www.phila.gov/green/index.html |
