Community Garden Local Legal Initiatives

(Includes case studies of Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, and Madison.)

Ottawa ON

(community garden definition with Ottawa City Plan)

Resolution supporting community gardens

Boston

New York

42-page article by Jane Schukoske:

Community Development through Gardening: State & Local Policies Transforming Urban Open Space.

These next 4 are the texts from legislation introduced into the NYC City Council but never passed:

NYC1 NYC2 NYC3 NYC4

Twin Cities Sustainability Plan

Portland Diggable City Plan

Drake University

Providence

(press release on Urban Agriculture Task Force)

Some other information from British Columbia municipalities - a very progressive place:

Saanich BC

Vancouver BC

Updating original 1996 policy

Victoria BC

Other:

Municipal Research & Services Center of Washington

Email on 03/29/05 from Ramona Clark of Boulder

Seeds of Success

The Garden City Handbook

CONTACT:

Fresno Community Garden Coalition

Jeremy Hofer

jeremy@fresnometmin.org

(559) 485-1416