NYC Council’s Food Budget Priorities
On April 26, 2017, Mayor de Blasio submitted a proposed executive budget for Fiscal Year 2017 to the City Council. Following public hearings, the Council and…
Urban Agriculture for One New York
[Published on Huffington Post] On December 12, 2014, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) issued a request for qualifications that offered-up more than 180 vacant city…
FoodWorks Legislative Package Scheduled for Vote
On Thursday, July 28, 2011, the New York City Council is expected to enact a package of legislation (Int. Nos. 615-A, 452-A, 248-A, and 338-A) that…
NYC legislation to exclude rooftop greenhouses from height and bulk restrictions
Legislation in the New York City Council (Int. No. 338) scheduled for a vote on Thursday, July 28, 2011, will facilitate the installation of rooftop greenhouses…
NYC Legislation Requires Public Database of Potential Urban Agriculture Sites
Space is one of the biggest obstacles to the expansion of urban agriculture, especially in dense, economically vibrant cities like NY. A new bill in the…
Menu of Food Initiatives in PlaNYC
New York City’s PlaNYC 2030, released in 2007, was roundly criticized by advocates of sustainable food systems because it was silent on food production, processing, distribution,…
Boston issues RFP to create new farms in Dorchester
On July 12, 2011, the City of Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development and Boston Redevelopment Authority issued an RFP seeking community groups to create organic farms…
Making Vancouver a Global Leader in Urban Food Systems: New Greenest City 2020 Action Plan
The Vancouver City Council is scheduled to vote tomorrow (Thursday, July 14, 2011) on the adoption of a comprehensive sustainability plan called the Greenest City 2020…
New Generation of Farmers Emerges in Oregon
Prairie Crossing, Grayslake, IL One of the challenges for mid-size farms, the so-called agriculture of the middle, is how to transition farmland to a new generation…
Minneapolis Advances Urban Agriculture Planning
Minneapolis is on its way toward adopting a new comprehensive urban agriculture policy plan. Last Tuesday, February 22, the Minneapolis City Planning Commission moved to recommend…
