Success StoryUrban Agriculture: Opportunities and Limitations



Urban Agriculture: Opportunities and Limitations

Author: Ronald Hustedde

Planning Unit: Community & Leadership Development

Major Program: Local Food Systems

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

The Extension specialist accepted an August 2019 invitation to present a seminar about urban agriculture before about 20 US Congressional aides from around the country in Lexington, KY.  The seminar was anchored in data from the FAO of the United Nations and in the US Census of Agriculture with special attention to urban counties in Kentucky.   The data was also accompanied by case studies about immigrant incubator farms and the transition to commercial production; agricultural high schools, community gardens and the impact on property values and agriculture as a venue for addressing social problems and issues.  The information that was presented is being incorporated into Congressional plans and proposals about urban agriculture.







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