CFSC releases new urban agriculture report
- Subject: [cg] CFSC releases new urban agriculture report
- From: A*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 12:22:11 EST
- Content-language: en
The Community Food Security Coalition is proud to announce the release of its
latest report: Urban Agriculture and Community Food Security in the United
States: Farming from the City Center to the Urban Fringe. This document is
currently available on-line in pdf format at www.foodsecurity.org. We expect
that printed copies will become available by Fall, 2002.
Prepared by the Urban Agriculture Committee of the Community Food Security
Coalition, this document is intended to raise awareness of the ways that
urban agriculture can respond to food insecurity. The document advocates
for policies that promote small-scale urban and peri-urban farming, and
thereby prepare the next generation of urban farming leaders. The task is to
increase public knowledge and support, in order to transform urban
agriculture “from its cottage industry status into a major instrument against
hunger and poverty.”
The guide begins with an overview of the variety of forms that urban
agriculture is taking in the United States, and the range of farmers found
here, and addresses some of the positive impacts – current and potential –
of urban agriculture on community food security. It also lists some of the
challenges facing urban agriculture and suggests ways that these might be
addressed. The guide outlines key policy changes that can further expand the
effectiveness of urban agriculture. In the final section, a list is provided
of additional contacts and resources for those who are promoting just urban
food systems through urban agriculture.
Andy Fisher
CFSC
310-822-5410
andy@foodsecurity.org
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