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Cities Developing Urban Agriculture Codes

Urban agriculture has become increasingly popular in recent years as a way to deal with vacant properties, revitalize neighborhoods, and provide job skills and nutrition to local residents struggling with poverty and a lack of access to fresh produce.

In Austin, Texas, a working group of the Sustainable Food Policy Board is meeting to clarify and update city code related to urban farms, livestock, size of farm, employees and dwellings, according to the Austin Chronicle.

The working group has been holding public sessions to gather input from urban farmers and community members about pending updates to the urban farm ordinance.

In April 2013, the Flint Farmers' Market reported that the Detroit City Council adopted the city's first urban agriculture zoning ordinance recognizing agriculture as a legitimate land use and setting standards for it.

Other cities working to update or create urban agriculture codes include Boston, Massachusetts;
Fort Collins, Colorado; and Portland, Oregon.

For more information, see USDA's National Ag Library webpage on Urban Agriculture.

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Mary Holz-Clause
Co-Director, Ag Marketing Resource Center
Iowa State University Extension
mclause@iastate.edu

Informative Articles

Good Communication Can Solve Problems -- Revised, December 2005
Using Group Conflict to Improve Project -- Revised, December 2005
What is a Feasibility Study? - Revised, February 2006
Feasibility Study Outline - Revised, February 2006
Conducting Marketing Research -- Revised, December 2005
Marketing Research Tools -- Revised, December 2005
Where to Find Information on Doing Marketing and Business Studies -- Revised, December 2005
Catering Events and Festivals - Reviewed, October 2006
Understanding Consumers -- Revised, December 2005
How to Approach Buyers -- Revised, December 2005
Understanding Community Supported Agriculture
Marketing on the Internet -- Revised, December 2005
Restaurant and Institutional Sales
Written Materials for Promotion
Using Trade Shows for Product Promotion -- Revised, December 2005
Choosing a Distributor for Your Product -- Revised, December 2005
Other Direct Marketing Approaches - Revised, October 2006

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