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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

The cauliflower, or "cabbage flower," originated over 2,000 years ago in the Mediterranean and Asia Minor region. Now produced and widely available in the United States, cauliflower belongs to the same family of cruciferous vegetables as cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale and bok choy. It is a cool-season crop that thrives in a moist atmosphere. It is available year-round, although especially plentiful in the spring and fall. Cauliflower is a low-calorie vegetable, high in fiber, folacin, potassium and vitamin C. April 2012 ... Cauliflower

Other Links

Cauliflower, Commercial Vegetable Production Guides, Oregon State University, 2004.
Cauliflower, Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), United Nations.
Cauliflower, Fresh Market Vegetable Budgets, University of Wisconsin - Enterprise budgets for cauliflower.
Cauliflower, Fruit and Vegetable Encyclopedia, Dole.
Cauliflower, Postharvest Technology Research and Info Center, University of California, 2009.
Cauliflower, Statistics by Subject, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), USDA.
Cauliflower, Vegetable Research and Information Center, University of California Cooperative Extension.
Cauliflower, Vegetables and Melons Outlook, Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA, 2006.
Global Agricultural Trade System (GATS), Foreign Ag Service (FAS), USDA, 2010.
U.S. per capita food availability, ERS, USDA, 2008.
Vegetables, NASS, USDA, 2011 - This report, issued five times a year, provides data on cauliflowers, including area harvested, prospective area, yield and production for major states.
Vegetables and Melons, ERS, USDA.
Vegetables and Melons Yearbook, ERS,USDA, 2011.
Vegetables Annual Summary, NASS, USDA, 2011.

Links checked April 2012.

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