Food Systems | Urban Agriculture

This report addresses urban agriculture by exploring concepts and main characteristics and discussing its relationship to the broader food system planning, sustainability, and public health. It offers a sample of innovative community-based urban agriculture projects across the U.S. and in Prince George’s County to showcase the implementation of the concept and discusses planning and public policy for urban agriculture along with possible actions that planners and policymakers may take to support it. The report also describes best practices for incorporating urban agriculture into urban and suburban areas and offers specific policy recommendations suited to Prince George’s County.