Urban Agriculture

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ARTICLES

Katherine L. Adam, "Community Supported Agriculture," Fayetteville, AR: National Sustainable Agriculture Information Services, 2006.
article-adam.pdf (800KB)

Roger Bybee, "Growing Power in an Urban Food Desert," Bainbridge Island, WA: Yes! Magazine, Feb 2009.
article-bybee.pdf (660KB)

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition, "2010 Local Food Guide," Cleveland, OH: Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition, 2010.
article-cleveland.pdf (1.7MB)

Paula Crossfield, "The New Activist: Urban farmer Annie Novak aims sky high," Seattle, WA: Grist, Aug 4, 2010.
article-crossfield.pdf (1MB)

Tyler Falk, "Seattle's new urban-ag models are sprouting in friendly soil," Seattle, WA: Grist, Aug 17, 2010.
article-falk.pdf (2.9MB)

Emily Gertz, "Nouvelle food trucks make fast food with slow values," Seattle, WA: Grist, Aug 11, 2010.
article-gertz.pdf (1MB)

David Hanson, "Urban farms around America are breaking through concrete and hitting sustainable paydirt," Seattle, WA: Grist, Aug 6, 2010.
article-hanson.pdf (1.4MB)

David Hanson, "New Orleans steps up its local-food game," Seattle, WA: Grist, Aug 12, 2010.
article-hanson2.pdf (3MB)

Hunger Action Network of New York State, "Taqwa Community Farm: An Oasis of Green in NYC," New York, NY: Community Food News, Issue 11, Dec 2004.
article-hungeractionntwknys.pdf (600KB)

Jerry Kaufman and Martin Bailkey, "Farming Inside Cities" Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Land Lines, Vol. 13, No 1, pp. 1-3, Jan 2001.
article-kaufman-bailkey.pdf (930KB)

Tom Laskawy, "Philadelphia's urban-farming roots go deep - and are spreading wide," Seattle, WA: Grist, Sept 22, 2010.
article-laskawy.pdf (2.2MB)

Daniel Nairn, "The future of urban agriculture is not about the 10-mile diet," Seattle, WA: Grist Oct 19, 2010.
article-nairn.pdf (640KB)

Jim Nichols, "Cleveland's For-profit Urban Gardens are Growing," Cleveland.Com, Cleveland: OH, Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 6, 2009.
article-nichols.pdf (560KB)

Darrin Nordahl, "Smart city governments grow produce for the people," Seattle, WA: Grist, Aug 5, 2010.
article-nordahl.pdf (2.2MB)

Stephanie Ogburn, "Would a Walmart solve West Oakland's and Nashville's food problems?" Seattle, WA: Grist, Oct 5, 2010.
article-ogburn.pdf (820KB)

Stephanie Ogburn, "Can Oakland plant a policy revolution to match its grassroots efforts" Seattle, WA: Grist, Sept 7, 2010.
article-ogburn2.pdf (1.7MB)

Tom Philpott, "The history of urban agriculture should inspire its future," Seattle, WA: Grist, Aug 3, 2010.
article-philpott.pdf (1.4MB)

Tom Philpott, "From Motown to Growtown: The greening of Detroit," Seattle, WA: Grist, Aug 24, 2010.
article-philpott2.pdf (1.3MB)

Tom Philpott, "Three projects that are watering Detroit's 'food desert'," Seattle, WA: Grist, Sept 10, 2010.
article-philpott3.pdf (1.9MB)

Bonnie Azab Powell, "What U.S. citydwellers really spend on food and drink," Seattle, WA: Grist, Aug 18, 2010.
article-powell.pdf (1.8MB)

Bonnie Azab Powell, "Three movable vendors that are 'Feeding the City' one quick, guilt-free snack at a time," Seattle, WA: Grist, Aug 26, 2010.
article-powell2.pdf (2.5MB)

Bonnie Azab Powell, "The New Agtivist: Gene Fredericks is thinking inside the city's big box," Seattle, WA: Grist, Sept 1, 2010.
article-powell3.pdf (1MB)

Shawn Rhea, "Detroit Renaissance: A new Detroit is being born, founded in urban farms, local business, green spaces, youth engagements, the arts, greenhouses, fresh foods." Bainbridge Island, WA: Yes! Magazine, May 2004.
article-rhea.pdf (400KB)

Scott Richardson and Kelley Kreitz, "Providing Healthy Food in Schools: A Primer for Food and Nutrition Services Departments," Cambridge, MA: Root Cause, 2010.
article-richardson-kreitz.pdf (245KB)

Jane E. Schukoske, "Community Development Through Gardening: State and Local Policies Transforming Urban Open Space," New York, NY, New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, Vol. 3, pp. 351-92, Jun 2000.
article-schukoske.pdf (170KB)

Christine Shenot, "Baltimore seeds city farms as path to sustainability, jobs," Seattle, WA: Grist, Aug 9, 2010.
article-shenot.pdf (3.5MB)

Darby Minow Smith, "Composting 101 for citydwellers," Seattle, WA: Grist, Aug 13, 2010.
article-smith.pdf (2.2MB)

Kerry Trueman, "Smart cities are (un)paving the way for urban farmers and locavores," Seattle, WA: Grist, Aug 30, 2010.
article-truemann.pdf (1.8MB)

Mark Winne, "Fresh from…the City: Citizens and local policymakers join up to get fresh foods to schools and neighborhoods," Bainbridge Island, WA: Yes! Magazine, Feb 2009.
article-winne.pdf (620KB)

BOOKS

Gail Feenstra, Sharyl McGrew and David Campbell, Entrepreneurial Community Gardens: Growing Food, Skills, Jobs and Communities, Oakland, CA: University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1999.

Mustafa Koc, et al., ed. For Hunger-Proof Cities: Sustainable Urban Food Systems, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: International Development Research Centre, 2005, 1999.

Thomas A. Lyson, Civic Agriculture: Reconnecting Farm, Food, and Community, Lebanon, NH: Tufts University Press, 2004.

Luc J A Mougeot, ed. Agropolis: The Social, Political and Environmental Dimensions of Urban Agriculture, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: International Development Research Centre, 2005.

Darrin Nordahl, Public Produce: The New Urban Agriculture, Washington, DC: Island Press, 2009.

Michale Olson, MetroFarm: The Guide to Growing for Profit in or Near the City, TS Books, 1994.

Janine M de la Salle and Mark E Holland, ed. Agricultural Urbanism: Handbook for Building Sustainable Food Systems in 21st Century Cities, Sheffield, Vermont: Green Frigate Books, 2010.

Andre Viljoen, ed. Continuous Productive Urban Landscapes: Designing Urban Agriculture for Sustainable Cities, Burlington, MA: Architectural Press, 2005.

PAPERS

Vicki Been and Ioan Voicu, The Effect of Community Gardens on Neighboring Property Values, New York, NY: New York University School of Law, 2006.
paper-been-voicu.pdf (215KB)

Anne C. Bellows, Katherine Brown, and Jac Smit, Health Benefits of Urban Agriculture, Portland, OR: Community Food Security Coalition's North American Initiative on Urban Agriculture, 2004.
paper-bellows-brown-smit.pdf (165KB)

Stuart Brown, Urban Agriculture: Is There Now An Opportunity For A Viable Small-Scale Sustainable Agriculture to Emerge In Brisbane, Australia? New South Wales, Victoria, Australia: Charles Sturt University, June 2008.
paper-brown.pdf (225KB)

Greg Gerritt, Urban Agriculture: A New Approach To Development In Providence, Providence, RI: Providence Urban Agriculture Task Force, Fall 2006.
paper-gerritt.pdf (72KB)

David J. Hess, Case Studies of Community Gardens and Urban Agriculture: Philadelphia, 2005.
paper-hess.pdf (25KB)

Tara D. Johnson, Entrepreneurial Urban Agriculture, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Ryerson University, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Apr 2005.
paper-johnson..pdf (1.5MB)

Jerry Kaufman and Martin Bailkey, Farming Inside Cities: Entrepreneurial Urban Agriculture in the United States, Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Sept 2000.
paper-kaufman-bailkey.pdf (945KB)

Benjamin Morton, Planning for Appropriately Scaled Agriculture in Providence, Providence, RI: Providence Urban Agriculture Task Force, Fall 2006.
paper-morton.pdf (1MB)

*NEW*
Michael Shuman, Prospects for Food Localization in New Mexico, Silver Spring, MD: Dreaming New Mexico, Mar 2010.
paper-shuman10.pdf (230KB)

REPORTS

Linda Ashman, et al., Seeds of Change: Strategies For Food Security For The Inner City, "Chapter 11: Urban Agriculture," Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Urban Planning Department, 1993.
report-ashman-et-al.pdf (25MB)

Kevin Balmer, et al., The Diggable City: Making Urban Agriculture a Planning Priority, Portland, OR: Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University, June 2005.
report-balmer-et-al.pdf (18MB)

Katherine H. Brown and Anne Carter, Urban Agriculture and Community Food Security in the United States: Farming from the City Center To the Urban Fringe, Portland, OR: Urban Agriculture Committee of the Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC), Feb 2003.
report-brown-carter.pdf (195KB)

Butterfield, Bruce, Impact of Home and Community Gardening in America, South Burlington, VT: National Gardening Association, 2009.
report-butterfield.pdf (113KB)

Cleveland Land Lab at the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, Kent State University, Citywide Strategies for the Reuse of Vacant Land, Cleveland, OH: Neighborhood Progress Inc. and the Cleveland City Planning Commission, December 19, 2008.
report-cleveland-land-lab.pdf (9MB)

Leah Erickson, Urban Agriculture in Seattle: Policy and Barriers, Seattle, WA: P-Patch Program & Department of Planning and Development, City of Seattle, July 2009.
report-erickson-et-al.pdf (530KB)

Alexandra Heinegg, et al., Brownfield Remediation: Solutions For Urban Agriculture, Montreal, Quebec, Canada: McGill University, School of Urban Planning and McGill School of Environment, Dec 2002.
report-heinegg-et-al.pdf (520KB)

Terra Murphy Kaethler, Growing Space: The Potential for Urban Agriculture in the City of Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia, Aug 2006.
report-kaethler.pdf (2MB)

Charle W. Lesher Jr., Urban Agriculture: A Literature Review, Beltsville, MD: United State Department of Agriculture, Alternative Farming Systems Information Center, National Agricultural Library, Fall 2006.
report-lesher.pdf (2.25MB)

Brad Masi, Leslie Schaller, and Michael H. Shuman, The 25% Shift, The Benefits of Food Localization for Northeast Ohio and How to Realize Them, Cleveland, OH and Silver Spring, MD: Cleveland Foundation, ParkWorks, Kent State University Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, Neighborhood Progress Inc., Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition, December 2010.
report-masi-et-al.pdf (2.7MB)

Jeffrey K. O’Hara, Market Forces: Creating Jobs through Public Investment in Local and Regional Food Systems, Cambridge, MA: Union of Concerned Scientists, August 2011.
report-ohara.pdf (2.8KB)

Susanna Pasquantonio, Sheila McCarthy, and Dawn Secor, Growing a Healthy New York: Innovative Food Projects that End Hunger and Strengthen Communities, New York, NY and Albany, NY: Hunger Action Network of New York State and Statewide Emergency Network for Social and Economic Security, 2004.
report-pasquantonio-mccarthy-secor.pdf (900KB)

Karen Payne and Deborah Fryman, Cultivating Community: Principles and Practices for Community Gardening As a Community-Building Tool, American Community Gardening Association, 2001.
report-payne-fryman.pdf (5.5MB)

Providence Urban Agriculture Task Force, Urban Agriculture in Providence: Growing our community by growing good food, Providence, RI: Providence Urban Agriculture Task Force, Oct 2006.
report-providenceurbanagtaskforce.pdf (630KB)

Amanda Rhoads, et al., The Diggable City, Phase II: Urban Agriculture Inventory Findings and Recommendations, Portland, OR: Urban Agriculture Committee of the Portland Multnomah Food Policy Council, Feb 2006.
report-rhoads-et-al.pdf (610KB)

Paul Sommers and Jac Smit, J. Promoting Urban Agriculture: A Strategy for Planners in North America, Europe, and Asia.  Ottawa, Canada: Cities Feeding People Report Series #9, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), 1994.
report-sommers-smit.pdf (245KB)