[Market-farming] Building Food Production Into Land Use Planning

Marty Kraft martyk at allspecies.org
Fri Jan 25 11:01:01 EST 2008


I would like to know what city governments can do to make it easier  
for small scale food producers to be successful. What we find out for  
our city could have application elsewhere.

As chair of the Local Foods Committee of the Environmental Management  
Commission I am looking to explore the factors that would facilitate  
local food production in and around Kansas City. The emphasis would  
be on yard gardens and small scale producers. The effort should  
encourage ecologically sustainable methods.

We could look at codes and zoning policies, land taxes or other ways  
to encourage food production. We could also look into gardening  
educational programs that the city might promote or sponsor that  
could reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Our findings will be submitted  
to the Environmental Management Commission and could find their way  
into the City's Climate Protection Process.

Much of our work could be done by email with an occasional meeting.

If you are interested in participating please let me know. Or just  
send the information you think would help with a request not to be  
included in further emails to your personal accounts.

Thanks

Marty Kraft




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