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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

Eggplant is a widely grown specialty vegetable in the United States; an estimated 159.8 million pounds of the crop were grown in 2010. About 98 percent of the eggplant grown in the United States is produced for the fresh market, with the remainder used for processed products such as frozen entrees and specialty dips and appetizers. April 2012 ... Eggplants

Other Links

Eggplant, Vegetables and Melons Outlook, Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA, 2006.
Eggplants, Floridata, 2004.
Eggplants: Recommendations for Maintaining Postharvest Quality, Postharvest Technology Research Information Center, University of California, Davis.
Eggplants, Vegetables, Potatoes, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 2007 and 2002, 2007 Census of Agriculture, National Ag Statistical Service (NASS), USDA, 2009.
Global Agricultural Trade System (GATS), Foreign Ag Service (FAS), USDA, 2010.
Guide to Commercial Eggplant Production, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, 1998.
Increased U.S. Imports of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, ERS, USDA, 2007 - U.S. imports of fresh fruit and vegetables have increased substantially, allowing consumers to eat more fruit and vegetables and enjoy year-round access to various fresh produce.
Protect heat-loving eggplants from cold, Oregon State University.
Scientists Get Under Eggplant's Skin, Ag Research Service, USDA, 2004.
U.S. per capita food availability, ERS, USDA, 2008.
Vegetables and Melons Yearbook, ERS, USDA, 2011.
2008 Year of the Eggplant fact sheet, National Garden Bureau.

Links checked April 2012.

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