“City and suburban agriculture take the form of backyard, roof-top and balcony gardening, community gardening in vacant lots and parks, roadside urban fringe agriculture and livestock grazing in open space.” (USDA, Urban Agriculture)
On This Page
:Guides & Toolkits
- EPA Urban Agriculture Resource Page: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides definitions, information and FAQs on brownfields and urban agriculture.
- USDA Urban Agriculture Toolkit: This toolkit lays out the common operational elements that most urban farmers must consider as they start or grow their operations.
- Brownfields and Urban Agriculture: Interim Guidelines for Safe Gardening Practices: This EPA document addresses the issues faced when safely growing food on former brownfield sites.
- Urban Farm Business Plan Handbook: This handbook, created by the EPA and partners from Toledo, Ohio, provides a framework for any organization or community interested in developing an urban farm on cleaned brownfields or vacant sites to help address neighborhood blight, food access, or community development challenges.
:Programs
- Homesteading: This page from N.C. Cooperative Extension houses resources on general gardening, animal husbandry, growing and preserving herbs, food preservation and more.
- Urban Programs: This page from N.C. Cooperative Extension has information and resources on Extension's approach to working and collaborating with urban areas across the state.
:Publications
- Urban Agriculture Impacts: Social, Health, and Economic. Literature review and annotated bibliography. Golden, Sheila. University of California, Davis. 2013.
- A Survey of Urban Agriculture Organizations and Businesses in the US and Canada – Preliminary Results. McClintock, N. & Simpson, M. 2014. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning. Portland State University. July 2014.
Related Topics
- Backyard Food Production
- Beekeeping
- Community Gardens
- Farmers' Markets
- Local Food Production
- School Gardens
- Urban Ag Policy
