Farm City Q&A

Heather Wooten, MCP

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farm city

q&a

novella carpenter’s farm city

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)

policies & programs support urban agriculture:

Comprehensive planning and zoning

Subsidize water & land

Offer residents classes

Joint Use Agreements

Provide Insurance

Certifying growers to sell

balance competing needs

one size doesn’t fit all

questions…and answers!

How do we define urban agriculture in land use policies?


Will allowing sales cause Western Civilization to collapse?


How can we regulate on-farm practices, like pesticide use?


How should policies address ADA accessibility?


What are reasonable soil testing and mitigation requirements?

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



Conditional use – or not? How do we make sure urban agriculture is

appropriately regulated while keeping barriers low?


??? What else do I need to know? (And

where can I go for help?)

Resources

Model Land Use Policies Model Lease ,

Rules & Agreements

www.phlpnet.org

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 – or not? How do we make sure urban agriculture is appropriately regulated while keeping barriers low?

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