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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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Overview

Broccoli is said to have originated in the Mediterranean where it can still be seen today, growing wild along the Mediterranean coast. Broccoli is a fairly new crop to the United States. The seeds that sprouted the U.S. industry came from Italy and were planted in 1923 in California (ERS). Today, broccoli is grown in nearly every state, though California remains the major producer. April 2012 ... Broccoli

Other Links

Broccoli Fact Sheet, Watch Your Garden Grow program, University of Illinois Extension Service - The site contains a wealth of useful information on all aspects of small-scale broccoli production, varietal selection for the Midwest and product preparation.
China Agricultural Data, Agricultural Issues Center, University of California, 2001 - Information on production, cost of production and trade.
Global Ag Trade System, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USDA.
Mann's Broccoli Town, USA - This marketing website has a history of this fresh vegetable producer and packer, complete product information, as well as virtual tours and children's sections that promote nutrition awareness.
PlantFacts, Ohio State University - This Web site provides a full-text search engine of all extension and academic department information from all land-grant universities in the United States. Additionally, there are significant image and video databases, an FAQ database and a glossary.
Sample Costs to Produce Fresh Market Broccoli, Central Coast, University of California Cooperative Extension, 2012.
Vegetable and Melons Outlook, Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA - Provides current intelligence and forecasts the effects of changing conditions in the U.S. vegetables and melons sectors. Topics include production, consumption, shipments, prices received, and more.
Vegetables and Pulses Yearbook, ERS, USDA.
Vegetable Reports, National Ag Statistics Service (NASS), USDA - Recent production and marketing statistics.
Vegetables, NASS, USDA, 2011.
Vegetables and Melon Budgets, University of Kentucky, 2008 - Windows-based enterprise budgets for vegetables and melons grown in Kentucky.
Vegetables and Melons Yearbook, ERS, USDA, 1999-2010.

Links checked April 2012.

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