RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
On this page you will find reprinted research and reporting on community gardens and urban agriculture.
Sixteen City Urban Agriculture Report, June 2011
This report surveys the zoning ordinances of 16 cities and explores how these cities have incorporated urban agriculture into their land use plans. Each city was chosen either because of its long-standing urban agriculture practices or because of its recent efforts to revise its zoning ordinances. All information contained within this report is current as of June 1, 2011.
Assessing Urban Impacted Soil for Urban Gardening, May 2011
This report begins with a summary of the policy context and drivers supporting urban gardening in the City of Toronto. It outlines some of the potential challenges posed by gardening on urban impacted soils and the need for a decision support tool to guide the assessment, interpretation, selection and risk management for urban gardens.
"Phytoremediation1," Soil Toxin Remediation in NYC, March 2012
A test project conducted at La Finca del Sur Community Garden in South Bronx, NY examining phytoremediation -- the process of using plants to clean soil of pollutants.
Community Gardening in Camden, NJ. Harvest Report, Summer 2009
This report summarizes research on community gardens in Camden, New Jersey, with a focus on the production and distribution of food. The specific aims of this project were to measure the amount of food grown in community gardens and to trace its distribution and use. The broader goal of this ongoing research is to understand household and community strategies to build food security, mainly the roles and impacts of community gardens.
How Urban Agriculture Is Revitalizing Local Economies, The Huffington Post, June 2013
This article highlights four ways stimulates local economies -- keeping dollars circulating within communities, creating jobs, creating food from waste, and promoting the development of marketable trades & crafts.
This report surveys the zoning ordinances of 16 cities and explores how these cities have incorporated urban agriculture into their land use plans. Each city was chosen either because of its long-standing urban agriculture practices or because of its recent efforts to revise its zoning ordinances. All information contained within this report is current as of June 1, 2011.
Assessing Urban Impacted Soil for Urban Gardening, May 2011
This report begins with a summary of the policy context and drivers supporting urban gardening in the City of Toronto. It outlines some of the potential challenges posed by gardening on urban impacted soils and the need for a decision support tool to guide the assessment, interpretation, selection and risk management for urban gardens.
"Phytoremediation1," Soil Toxin Remediation in NYC, March 2012
A test project conducted at La Finca del Sur Community Garden in South Bronx, NY examining phytoremediation -- the process of using plants to clean soil of pollutants.
Community Gardening in Camden, NJ. Harvest Report, Summer 2009
This report summarizes research on community gardens in Camden, New Jersey, with a focus on the production and distribution of food. The specific aims of this project were to measure the amount of food grown in community gardens and to trace its distribution and use. The broader goal of this ongoing research is to understand household and community strategies to build food security, mainly the roles and impacts of community gardens.
How Urban Agriculture Is Revitalizing Local Economies, The Huffington Post, June 2013
This article highlights four ways stimulates local economies -- keeping dollars circulating within communities, creating jobs, creating food from waste, and promoting the development of marketable trades & crafts.