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Agricultural Farm Stay Fact Sheet

Part of an agricultural enterprise that produces agricultural products. Farmstay accommodations must be in the primary residence or guest house on the property. The owner, or tenant farmer, must reside on the property. Maximum of 5 rooms.
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Selling Locally Grown Produce

Farming produce is allowed in most zones throughout the County without any permits, however depending on what you want to do with the produce, you may need a permit or two. And you always want to practice California Small Farm Food Safety Guidelines (California Department of Food & Agriculture).
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About Zoning and Right to Farm

Sonoma County General Plan (current) Sonoma County General Plan 2020 Update Sonoma County Right to Farm Ordinance Sonoma County Zoning Code Definitions The existing ;General Plan land use plan includes three agricultural land use categories: Land Intensive Agriculture (LIA) 74,255 acres or 7.
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Resources

Agriculture Institute of Marin Breastfeeding: A Winning Goal for Life ChangeLab Solutions - Building Healthy Communities Through Policy, Systems & Environment Change webinar Conscious Kitchen in Marin City Coping with Accelerating Food Needs in San Francisco and Marin Division of Aging's winter 2013...
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Meeting Documents

Date Meeting Agenda 10/08/12 MFPC Steering Committee meeting #1 10/23/12 MFPC Steering Committee meeting #2 Agenda 11/08/12 MFPC Steering Committee meeting #3 Agenda 11/28/12 MFPC Steering Committee meeting #4 12/04/12 MFPC meeting #1 01/15/13 MFPC meeting #2 02/19/13 MFPC meeting #3 Agenda 03/19/13...
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Council Members

We are a multi-stakeholder coalition. Our membership includes representatives from diverse communities across Marin County, food systems advocates, and organizations that support food, nutrition, and agriculture in Marin County.
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Food System Partners

The Marin Food Policy Council partners with organizations that support agriculture, healthy eating, active living, and social justice in Marin County and California. Below are just a few of our food systems partners who keep us informed on local food systems issues.
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Council History and Background

Read Janet Brown's welcome and challenge for the re-launch of the Marin Food Policy Council, drawing from Richard Levin's essay, Looking at the Whole: Toward a Social Ecology of Health and Wendell Berry's Solving for Pattern.
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Contacts for More Information

Logistics and Registration UC ANR Program Support Unit, (530) 750-1361 Course Content Douglas Amaral, UCCE Area Farm Advisor Kings & Tulare Counties Giulia Marino, UC ANR CE Specialist, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis Louise Ferguson, UC ANR CE Specialist, Dept.
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