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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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Bioterrorism Agents/Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - This site provides descriptions for various biological agents that pose a risk to national security.
Bioterrorism and Disaster Preparedness, American College of Physcians - This site has general information and decision support resources.
Bioterrorism, A Threat to Agriculture and the Food Supply, U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), 2003 - This document summarizes four GAO reports regarding the U.S. food supply.
Countering Bioterror, Bioterrorism and Your Food, University of Kentucky, 2002 - This article outlines the threat of food-borne pathogens.
Counterterrorism, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - This site lists government-related counterterrorism links.
Compliance Policy Guide, FDA - This document outlines FDA's recommendations on food company prior notice compliance.
Food Defense, Information regarding the registration of food facilities.
Food Producers, Processors and Transporters: Food Security Preventive Measurers Guidance, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - This document provides recommendations on how producers, processors and food transporters can minimize the risk of food tampering.
Homeland Security, USDA.
Importers and Filers: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - This document provides recommendations on how food importers and filers can minimize the risk of food tampering.
International Trade and Food Safety: Economic Theory and Case Studies, Economic Research Service, 2003 - This study examines the conceptual relationships between international trade and food safety. Food safety related trade disputes are possible due to the differences in food safety regulations and standards among countries.
Registration of Food Facilities - This site provides background information on the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 and what information is required to register a food facility.
Retail Food Stores and Food Service Establishments: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - This document provides recommendations on how operators can minimize the risk of food tampering.

Links checked November 2012.

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