Farm City Q&A
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This document discusses questions and answers around regulating urban agriculture through land use policies. It addresses how to define urban agriculture, whether allowing sales will negatively impact society, accessibility standards, regulating chemical use, soil testing standards, allowing different animals, conditional use permits, and finding resources for guidance. The goal is to balance competing needs through policy while keeping regulations appropriately tailored without undue barriers.
Farm City Q&A
- 1. Heather Wooten, MCP hwooten@phlpnet.org ? Public Health Law & Policy 2011. This material cannot be copied or reproduced without permission. farm city q&a
- 3. the facts 1.¡°Working¡± urban farm 2.Raising animals, including pigs, chickens, goats, rabbits, and geese 3.Selling from a pop-up farm stand 4.Butchering livestock 5.Selling whole, uncut produce and processed food (rabbit pot pie)
- 6. policies & programs support urban agriculture: ? Comprehensive planning and zoning ?Subsidize water & land ?Offer residents classes ?Joint Use Agreements ?Provide Insurance ?Certifying growers to sell
- 8. one size doesn¡¯t fit all
- 9. questions¡and answers! How do we define urban agriculture in land use policies?
- 10. questions¡and answers! Will allowing sales cause Western Civilization to collapse?
- 11. questions¡and answers! How can we regulate on-farm practices, like pesticide use?
- 12. questions¡and answers! How should policies address ADA accessibility?
- 13. questions¡and answers! What are reasonable soil testing and mitigation requirements?
- 14. the birds and the bees¡and goats and pigs What animals should be allowed (and what¡¯s the difference between ¡°livestock¡± and ¡°pets¡±? Can regulations promote animal welfare? ? Dog Island Farm questions¡and answers!
- 15. questions¡and answers! Conditional use ¨C or not? How do we make sure urban agriculture is appropriately regulated while keeping barriers low?
- 16. questions¡and answers! ??? What else do I need to know? (And where can I go for help?)
- 17. Resources
- 18. Model Land Use Policies Model Lease , Rules & Agreements
- 19. www.phlpnet.org
- 20. 1. How do we define urban agriculture in land use policies? - Discuss differences between ¡°community gardens¡± vs. ¡°urban farms 2. Will allowing sales cause Western civilization to collapse? 3. What standards are gardens held to in terms of ADA accessibility? 4. Who has the authority to regulate chemical/pesticide use, and how do we make sure we protect residents from negative health effects of use of these products? 5. What are reasonable soil testing and mitigation standards? 6. Animals! 7. Conditional use ¨C or not? How do we make sure urban agriculture is appropriately regulated while keeping barriers low?