Publisher: Change Lab Solutions
Author(s): Gladstone, Ellie, Hadwin, Angela, Chen, Lisa, Ackerman, Amy
Document Type: Guide
Format: Electronic
Free of cost: Yes
Description:
This guide provides consumers with the necessary tools to start growing food on public property. The guide includes opportunities to work with public agencies to identify suitable property, common types of agreements between food-growing groups and public entities, common provisions in agreements, special issues related to growing good, and sample agreements from real-world projects.
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Growing Food Connection Topic: community food connections, community food production
Main Food Topics: food access, food assistance, food availability, food distribution, food production, food system, gathering/foraging
Sub Food Topics: agricultural practices, buy local, community garden, farm, farm stand, farm to school, farmers market, food infrastructure, fruit, vegetables
Public Policy Topics: Non-binding policies, Plans, Programs, Public investment, Regulations/laws
Geographic Scale: County, Municipality, Neighborhood, Region, State/province, Suburban, Urban
Local government or Regional resource focus:
Does the resource address the food security needs of underserved populations in rural, suburban, or urban settings? YES
