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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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Cooperative Connecticut Research, Education & Extension Service Partners
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Connecticut Fact Sheet, Economic Research Service, USDA - This specific fact sheet includes current data on population, per capita income, earnings per job, poverty rates, employment, unemployment, farm and farm-related jobs, farm characteristics, farm financial characteristics, top ag commodities, top export commodities and top counties in ag sales.
Connecticut Farmers' Markets
Connecticut USDA Rural Development
More Links:
- Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
- Connecticut Department of Agriculture Licenses & Permits
- Connecticut Department of Economic & Community Development
- Connecticut Food Association
- Connecticut Small Business Development Center
- Federal Regulations, New England Extension Food Safety Consortium
- Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship
- Safe Food in Connecticut, University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Service.
- University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System
- University of Connecticut College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Regional Extension Locations
- State of Connecticut Index for all State Agencies
- State Permit Requirements for Aquaculture
- The Small Business Resource is designed to help business owners and entrepreneurs solve problems and locate key public and private organizations and individuals. These are business decision makers - businessmen and women looking to expand their operations, relocate companies and plan a business startup.

State Contacts

Richard Burke
USDA Rural Development
Amherst, MA
(413) 253-4319
dick.burke@ma.usda.gov

Rick Macsuga
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Hartford, CT
(860) 713-2544
richard.macsuga@ct.gov

Ronald Olsen
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Hartford, CT
(860) 713-2550
Ronald.Olsen@ct.gov
www.ctgrown.gov

Sara Putnam-Orcutt
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
(860) 486-2000
sara.putnam@uconn.edu
www.canr.uconn.edu

Jamie Lizee Smith
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Hartford, CT
(860) 713-2559
Jaime.Smith@ct.gov
www.ctgrown.gov

Micheal Rendulic
USDA Rural Development
Windsor, CT
(860)688-7725 Ext 135
Michael.Rendulic@ct.usda.gov

Jamie Smith
USDA Specialty Crop Block Grants
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Hartford, CT
(860) 713-2559
Jamie.Smith@ct.gov

Robert Pellegrino
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Hartford, CT
(860) 713-2552
www.ctgrown.gov

Jane Slupecki
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Hartford, CT
(860) 713-2588
Jane.Slupecki@ct.gov

Johan Strandson
USDA Rural Development
Norwich, CT
(860) 859-5218 ext 200
Johan.Strandson@ct.usda.gov
www.rurdev.usda.gov/ma/SO.htm

Mark Zotti
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Hartford, CT
(860) 713-2538
Mark.Zotti@ct.gov
www.ctgrown.gov

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