# Growing Food Connections

> Enhancing community food security while ensuring sustainable and economically viable agriculture and food production\.

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## Pages
- [Local Government Food Policy Database](https://growingfoodconnections.org/tools-resources/policy-database/)
- [Contact](https://growingfoodconnections.org/about/contact/)
- [Home](https://growingfoodconnections.org/)
- [Team and Partners](https://growingfoodconnections.org/about/partners-and-team/)
- [Planning and Policy Briefs](https://growingfoodconnections.org/publications/briefs/planning-and-policy-briefs/)

## GFC Policies
- [Urban Agriculture Zoning Code Text Amendment, Ordinance No\. 2012\-Or\-016, 017, 018, 019, 020, 021, 022, 023, 024, 025, 026, 027](https://growingfoodconnections.org/gfc-policy/urban-agriculture-zoning-code-text-amendment-ordinance-no-2012-or-016-017-018-019-020-021-022-023-024-025-026-027/)
- [Community Food and Agriculture Coalition, Joint Resolution No\. 6889](https://growingfoodconnections.org/gfc-policy/community-food-and-agriculture-coalition-joint-resolution-no-6889-2/)
- [Cabarrus County Central Area Plan](https://growingfoodconnections.org/gfc-policy/cabarrus-county-central-area-plan/)
- [Raising Fowl \& Small Animals Permit, Ordinance No\. 2009\-Or\-189](https://growingfoodconnections.org/gfc-policy/raising-fowl-small-animals-permit-ordinance-no-2009-or-189/)
- [Keeping of Honeybees, Ordinance No\. 2009\-Or\-032](https://growingfoodconnections.org/gfc-policy/keeping-of-honeybees-ordinance-no-2009-or-032/)

## News
- [Young Kim, a GFC National Advisory Committee Member, is featured in recent article](https://growingfoodconnections.org/news-item/young-kim-a-gfc-national-advisory-committee-member-is-featured-in-recent-article/)
- [Nominate a Regional Plan that Addresses Food Systems by March 15](https://growingfoodconnections.org/news-item/nominate-a-regional-plan-that-addresses-food-systems-by-march-15/)
- [Event \| Juneteenth \| June 19, 2024](https://growingfoodconnections.org/news-item/event-juneteenth-june-19-2024/)
- [Research Article: Equitable Food Value Chains through Collaborative Action](https://growingfoodconnections.org/news-item/research-article-equitable-food-value-chains-through-collaborative-action/)
- [News \| Op\-ed: East Buffalo Needs Community\-Driven Structural Investments, Not Fly\-In, Fly\-Out Charity \| May 24, 2022](https://growingfoodconnections.org/news-item/op-ed-east-buffalo-needs-community-driven-structural-investments-not-fly-in-fly-out-charity-news-may-24-2022/)

## Educators
- [Caruso, Christine](https://growingfoodconnections.org/educator/caruso-christine/)
- [Sbicca, Joshua](https://growingfoodconnections.org/educator/sbicca-joshua/)
- [Emel, Jody](https://growingfoodconnections.org/educator/emel-jody/)
- [Civita, Nicole](https://growingfoodconnections.org/educator/civita-nicole/)
- [Ross, Daniel](https://growingfoodconnections.org/educator/ross-daniel/)

## GFC Biblio
- [Unger, S\. and E\. Thompson Jr\.](https://growingfoodconnections.org/gfc-biblio/unger-s-and-e-thompson-jr/)
- [Partridge, M\. D\. and J\. Clark](https://growingfoodconnections.org/gfc-biblio/partridge-mark-and-jill-k-clark/)
- [Clark, J\. K\., et al\.](https://growingfoodconnections.org/gfc-biblio/clark-jill-k-shoshanah-m-inwood-and-jeff-sharp/)
- [Clark, J\. K\., et al\.](https://growingfoodconnections.org/gfc-biblio/clark-jill-k-shoshanah-inwood-and-jeff-s-sharp/)
- [Clark, J\. K\., et al\.](https://growingfoodconnections.org/gfc-biblio/clark-jill-k-darla-k-munroe-and-becky-mansfield/)

## GFC Reader
- [Is Your Town Farm\-Friendly?](https://growingfoodconnections.org/gfc-reader-entry/is-your-town-farm-friendly/)
- [Cultivating Maine's Agricultural Future: A Guide for Towns, Land Trusts and Farm Supporters](https://growingfoodconnections.org/gfc-reader-entry/cultivating-maines-agricultural-future-a-guide-for-towns-land-trusts-and-farm-supporters/)
- [Slowing Down Fast Food: A policy guide for healthier kids and families](https://growingfoodconnections.org/gfc-reader-entry/slowing-down-fast-food-a-policy-guide-for-healthier-kids-and-families/)
- [Urban Agriculture as an Emergent Land Use: Case Studies of Municipal Responsiveness](https://growingfoodconnections.org/gfc-reader-entry/urban-agriculture-as-an-emergent-land-use-case-studies-of-municipal-responsiveness/)
- [Planning for Food Access and Community\-Based Food Systems: A National Scan and Evaluation of Local Comprehensive and Sustainability Plans](https://growingfoodconnections.org/gfc-reader-entry/planning-for-food-access-and-community-based-food-systems-a-national-scan-and-evaluation-of-local-comprehensive-and-sustainability-plans/)

## Team Members
- [Subhashni Raj](https://growingfoodconnections.org/team-member/subhashni-raj/)
- [Jane Dai](https://growingfoodconnections.org/team-member/jane-dai/)
- [Molly Riordan](https://growingfoodconnections.org/team-member/molly-riordan/)
- [Kate Hays](https://growingfoodconnections.org/team-member/kate-hays/)
- [Jeanne Beiter](https://growingfoodconnections.org/team-member/jeanne-beiter/)

## Communities of Innovation
- [Marquette County, Michigan](https://growingfoodconnections.org/comminnovat/marquette-county-michigan/)
- [City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania](https://growingfoodconnections.org/comminnovat/city-of-philadelphia-pennsylvania/)
- [Region 5, Minnesota](https://growingfoodconnections.org/comminnovat/region-5-minnesota/)
- [Lancaster County, Pennsylvania](https://growingfoodconnections.org/comminnovat/lessons-from-an-agricultural-preservation-leader/)
- [City of Minneapolis, Minnesota](https://growingfoodconnections.org/comminnovat/mayoral-leadership-sparks-lasting-food-systems-policy-change-in-minneapolis-minnesota/)

## Communities of Opportunity
- [Chautauqua County, New York](https://growingfoodconnections.org/commopportu/chautauqua-county-new-york/)

## Internships
- [American Planning Association](https://growingfoodconnections.org/internship/american-planning-association/)
- [World Hunger Relief, Inc\.](https://growingfoodconnections.org/internship/world-hunger-relief-inc/)
- [Denver Food Rescue](https://growingfoodconnections.org/internship/denver-food-rescue/)
- [Slow Food USA](https://growingfoodconnections.org/internship/slow-food-usa/)
- [Denver Urban Gardens](https://growingfoodconnections.org/internship/denver-urban-gardens/)

## Sponsors
- [Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning](https://growingfoodconnections.org/sponsor/buffalo-school-of-architecture-and-planning/)

## Categories
- [News](https://growingfoodconnections.org/category/news/)
- [Events](https://growingfoodconnections.org/category/events/)

## GFC Topics
- [community food connections](https://growingfoodconnections.org/gfc-topic/community-food-connections/)
- [community food production](https://growingfoodconnections.org/gfc-topic/community-food-production/)
- [community food security](https://growingfoodconnections.org/gfc-topic/community-food-security/)

## Main Food Topics
- [food system](https://growingfoodconnections.org/main-food-topics/food-system/)
- [food access](https://growingfoodconnections.org/main-food-topics/food-access/)
- [food distribution](https://growingfoodconnections.org/main-food-topics/food-distribution/)
- [food retail](https://growingfoodconnections.org/main-food-topics/food-retail/)
- [food production](https://growingfoodconnections.org/main-food-topics/food-production/)

## Sub Food Topics
- [farmers market](https://growingfoodconnections.org/sub-food-topic/farmers-market/)
- [buy local](https://growingfoodconnections.org/sub-food-topic/buy-local/)
- [food infrastructure](https://growingfoodconnections.org/sub-food-topic/food-infrastructure/)
- [agricultural practices](https://growingfoodconnections.org/sub-food-topic/agricultural-practices/)
- [Affordability](https://growingfoodconnections.org/sub-food-topic/affordability/)

## Geographic Scales
- [Urban](https://growingfoodconnections.org/geo-scale/urban/)
- [Municipality](https://growingfoodconnections.org/geo-scale/municipality/)
- [Region](https://growingfoodconnections.org/geo-scale/region/)
- [County](https://growingfoodconnections.org/geo-scale/county/)
- [State/province](https://growingfoodconnections.org/geo-scale/state-province/)

## Public Policy Areas
- [Plans](https://growingfoodconnections.org/public-policy-area/plans/)
- [Programs](https://growingfoodconnections.org/public-policy-area/programs/)
- [Public investment](https://growingfoodconnections.org/public-policy-area/public-investment/)
- [Regulations/laws](https://growingfoodconnections.org/public-policy-area/regulationslaws/)
- [Non\-binding policies](https://growingfoodconnections.org/public-policy-area/non-binding-policies/)

## Policy Types
- [plan](https://growingfoodconnections.org/policy-type/plan/)
- [ordinance](https://growingfoodconnections.org/policy-type/ordinance/)
- [resolution](https://growingfoodconnections.org/policy-type/resolution/)
- [program](https://growingfoodconnections.org/policy-type/program/)
- [legislation and regulations](https://growingfoodconnections.org/policy-type/legislation-and-regulations/)

## Policy Keywords
- [food production](https://growingfoodconnections.org/policy-keyword/food-production/)
- [agriculture](https://growingfoodconnections.org/policy-keyword/agriculture/)
- [urban agriculture](https://growingfoodconnections.org/policy-keyword/urban-agriculture/)
- [food access](https://growingfoodconnections.org/policy-keyword/food-access/)
- [healthy food](https://growingfoodconnections.org/policy-keyword/healthy-food/)

## Org Types
- [Non\-Profit Organization](https://growingfoodconnections.org/org-types/non-profit-organization/)
- [Local Government](https://growingfoodconnections.org/org-types/local-government/)
- [Private Consulting Firm](https://growingfoodconnections.org/org-types/private-consulting-firm/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://growingfoodconnections.org/sitemap_index.xml)