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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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Links to Other Sites

American Gas Association - An association representing natural gas.
American Petroleum Institute
American Public Power Association (APPA) - Representing more than 2,000 local publicly owned electric utilities.
American Wind Energy Association
California's Energy Commission's Energy in Agriculture Program
Clean Energy, Union of Concerned Scientists
Electric Power Industry Overview, Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
Energy Information Administration, U.S. DOE - Official energy statistics from the U.S. Government.
Geothermal Energy Association
International Association for Energy Economics
Iowa Energy Center
National Association of Energy Service Companies
National Coal Council
National Hydroelectric Association
National Mining Association
National Renewable Energy Lab, U.S. DOE.
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Nuclear Energy Institute
Renewable Energy, USDA Rural Development.
Renewable Fuels, Energy Information Administration, U.S. DOE.
Renewable Fuels Association
Rural Utilities Service, USDA Rural Development.
Solar Energy Industries Association
State and Territory Energy Offices, National Association of State Energy Officials.
United States Clean Heat & Power Association
World Coal Association
World Nuclear Association

Links checked February 2012.

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