A Feasibility Study for Urban Edge Agricultural Parks - SAGE

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Potential NeighborhoodAccess Improvement6 Ac 8 AcEntryDriveTrainRideHistoic House,Lawn, GazeboTrainStationGroupPicnicAreaExistingOrchardPicnicExistingOrchardHistorical Farming AndEducational UnitExist.ProduceStand12 AcVisitors’CenterParking7 Ac 7 AcOver-FlowParkingAnimals(Corrals AndPasture)RecreationalMulti-use TrailFarmServiceRouteStaff ParkingMain EntranceMarket/CafeOrient Toward StreetPotential NeighborhoodAccess ImprovementUrban Edge Agricultural ParksFeasibility StudyArdenwood Historic FarmConceptual Site PlanN0 200 400 800 ftWallace Roberts & Todd, LLCOctober 4, 2004
ConclusionsThis project identified numerous general opportunities for integrating Ardenwood’smission of offering education, farmland preservation, and a non-urban communityresource, with the Project’s goal to help smallfarmers to gain access to affordable land andbuild local markets. These opportunities include:increasing connections with new school-basedfood systems and education initiatives; buildingon demand for specialty ethnic foods from thediverse local community; exploring partnershipswith local horticultural and business enterpriseprograms; and addressing needs for connectingwith and expanding on local recreational trails.Developing an AgPark element at Ardenwood would also present significantchallenges. These include: security issues; infrastructure requirements, particularlythe development of a new irrigation system; requirements for additionalmanagement when current staff is already at or over capacity; and lack of funds fordeveloping and marketing new project elements. Further assessment of these andother opportunities and challenges, quantification of demand from potential newfarmers, and the development of a preliminary management plan, arerecommended for Phase 2 of the Agricultural Parks project.DRAFT 1.6.05 51
Page 1 and 2: DRAFTURBAN EDGEAGRICULTURAL PARKSFE
Page 3 and 4: EXECUTIVE SUMMARYOverview of AgPark
Page 5: Farmworker Housing on the Rural/Urb
Page 10 and 11: seeking to develop effective collab
Page 12: INTRODUCTIONHistory of Collective F
Page 15 and 16: Contemporary Models of Agricultural
Page 17 and 18: accommodations, value-added product
Page 19 and 20: 45%, from 5,347 in 1997 to 7,771 in
Page 21 and 22: information about each site include
Page 23 and 24: undertaken. It may be best to furth
Page 25 and 26: IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL AGPARK
Page 27 and 28: SONOMA COUNTYLaguna Farm 80-acre 3
Page 29 and 30: The above examples reflect a range
Page 31 and 32: MARTIAL COTTLE PARK FEASIBILITY STU
Page 33 and 34: Median household income in the neig
Page 35 and 36: • Relationship to surrounding nei
Page 37 and 38: • Education/Research Center: 4-H,
Page 39 and 40: Management and DevelopmentRole of S
Page 41 and 42: Beyond the capital costs for the in
Page 43 and 44: ConclusionThis property has great p
Page 45 and 46: Ardenwood Historic Farm is the rema
Page 47 and 48: • Establish Ardenwood as a vibran
Page 49 and 50: These ideas complement and build on
Page 51: • Farmer Housing: None proposed.
Page 55 and 56: Appendix A: Overview of Ag Park Mod
Page 57 and 58: The National Trust(England, Wales,N
Page 59 and 60: Crystal Waters Village(Malaney, pop
Page 61 and 62: McBryde AgriculturalPark (Kauai, HI
Page 63 and 64: Farm worker Housing on Rural/Urban
Page 65 and 66: Occidental Arts& EcologyCenter(Occi
Page 67 and 68: The FarmSchool (Athol,MA)Privatelyo
Page 69 and 70: To ensure conservation in perpetuit
Page 71 and 72: King County FarmlandPreservation Pr
Page 73 and 74: development.Economics/Sources of Fu
Page 75 and 76: In 2001, the Trust advanced a susta
Page 77 and 78: LandThe cooperatives have sought la
Page 79 and 80: ALBA’s Farm Training andResearch
Page 81 and 82: • “ALBA Organics” distributio
Page 83 and 84: in addition to herbs, flowers, and
Page 85 and 86: APPENDIX C: FUNDING SOURCES FOR AGP
Page 87 and 88: Public Support for FarmlandPreserva
Page 89 and 90: transactions. Transaction types wil
Page 91 and 92: Affordable Rural Housing Grant andL
Page 93 and 94: farm" program, established farmers
Page 95 and 96: Appendix D: Producer Survey Instrum
Page 97 and 98: 12. Would you be interested and wil
Page 99 and 100: Feasibility Study for Urban Edge Ag
Page 101: Site BLocationFremont, adjacent to

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