Urban Agriculture

Urban Agriculture helps foster the development of a sustainable, local, food-growing system and impacts communities in many ways. 

For more information on Urban Agriculture and UCANR (University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources) visit: http://ucanr.edu/sites/UrbanAg/

For more information on food safety, and current laws see the California Urban Agriculture Food Safety Guide: Laws and Standard Operating Procedures for Farming Safely in the City. 8660_CA Urban Ag Food Safety Laws SOP Farming Safely in the City

For more guided information on food safety, and current laws see the California Urban Agriculture Food Safety Guide: Laws and Standard Operating Procedures for Farming Safely in the City -Guided Sowerwine_Berkeley_California Urban Agriculture Food Safety Guide V7 (2018) PUBLIC(2)

Owning a backyard farm can lead to transmissible diseases. Our key Research Assistants at Pires Lab has an article that goes more indepth about the issues and solutions of backyard farming: Urbanization of Livestock_ For Urban Ag Blog_V01

Urban Agriculture Tool Kit from USDA - The Urban Farming Toolkit is a digital, visual guide to starting a garden, designed to provide instructions on gardening at any scale for people at all experience levels. The guide takes the reader through the background of urban gardening, how to plan and build a garden, gardening maintenance, and the financial and legal issues relevant to growing an urban garden.

Bridging the GAPS from Washington State Department of Agriculture - Resources for opening markets for small, mid-sized, and diversified farms through GAP/GHP Education for farmers and auditors. Link can be found here. 

Soils in Urban Agriculture: Testing, Remediation and Best Management Practices for California Community Gardens, School Gardens, and Urban Farms from University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources - Resources, methods, and practices for asessing and managing soil quality in urban/ community agriculture settings. Document can be found here.