Publications - Prince George's County Planning Department

	Title:	Published Date:	Category:	Subject:	Abstract:	Number of Pages:	View/Download:	Related Documents:
	Urban Agriculture: A Tool for Creating Economic Development and Healthy Communities in Prince George's County, MD	September 2012	Research Study	Urban Agriculture	This report introduces the concept of urban agriculture, presents its characteristics, and discusses its relationship to food system planning, sustainability, and public health. A sample of innovative community-based urban agriculture projects around the nation and in Prince George's County serves to show the hands-on implementation of the concept. Planning and public policy for urban agriculture are discussed along with possible actions that planners and policy makers may take to support it. This is supplemented by the nation's best local government practices for incorporating urban agriculture into urban and suburban areas. Guided by the experience of other jurisdictions, specific policy recommendations suited to Prince George's County are developed and presented along with strategies in the concluding chapter of the report.	168		Urban Agriculture Report 2012.pdf