A Feasibility Study for Urban Edge Agricultural Parks - SAGE

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Project/Sponsor(Location)OverviewConserved AgriculturalLand (acres)# Farmers SupportedAcres Open Space/Rec.LandsPublic AccessFarmerTenureParcelizationCrops/EnvironmentalPracticesFunding SourcesSilkwood Park (Nelson,NZ)Covenanted "freehold"home sites are embeddedin park and farmlandsmaintained by amanagement company.25 N ManagementagreementSingle farm plot of25 acresCrops include organicvegetable gardens,orchards, vineyards,olive and nut grovesFenced pastures areset aside for horsesand other domesticanimals.Private home sales.Sandwell, UK(Sandwell, UK (pop.300,000))Community agriculture inurban setting to addressissues of health,sustainability andeconomic inequality. CSAscheme, with fruits andvegetables produced andconsumed locally.N Communitygarden plotsTipton MarketGarden SandwellCoop, Nursery andGarden Project,Sandwell FarmPark with shopand kitchen,CommunitygardensPeriurban farming,plan to boosteconomy. Cropsinclude nurseries,fruits,vegetables.Sandwell wasdeclared a HealthAction Zone (HAZ),and receivessubstantialEuropean and UKgovernmentfunding forregeneration andhealth initiativesLimited Resource Farmer Assistance to Land, Markets, orTrainingHawaii StateAgricultural ParksProgram (HawaiiDepartment ofAgriculture) (Hawaii,US)State owns and managesland set aside specificallyfor agricultural activitiesto encourage continuationor initiation of farmingoperations.3,630 230 N Lease fromState at lowcost.20 acre or lessparcels perfarmer, acreagespread across 10parksFarmers must showprior experience toreceive lease. Stateprovides irrigationwater. Tenant canbuild own residencebut then paysresidential rent.Kula Agricultural Park(Maui County, HI)County operates separateagricultural parks fromState under similar model.447 26 N Lease fromCounty.Tenants pay$100 peryear perusable lot26 leases of 31lots of 7 to 29acres (not toexceed 75 acres)Plantnursery/greenhouseand research facility.Crops include spices,turf grass, flowers,orchards, vegetables,bananaPublic ownership/Tenant leases.
McBryde AgriculturalPark (Kauai, HI)AMO Organics Co-op(Hollister, CA)Closed plantation beingprovided for formeremployees to establishsmall farm lots. Rentalincome is set-aside tofund agricultural researchand business consultingservices for workers.Graduates of ALBA's RDCjoined together to createa viable farming co-op,supplying upscalerestaurants and marketswith produce and startinga CSA program in the BayArea.200 20 N Leases fromprivateowner. Nocharge in yr.1, then $25per acre peryear.20 10-acre plots,5 year leases,Crops includebananas, papayas,eggplant, soybeans,string beans, sweetpotatoes, Filipinobeans, green onionsOwner financedconvertingirrigation systemfor multiple farmersand seededresearch andbusiness consultingwith $25K whichrental income willfund further.60 11 Lease 5 acres per farmer Organic produce. Direct farm salesand CSA members.ALBA RuralDevelopment Center(Salinas, CA)ALBA Farm Trainingand ResearchCenter/Triple M Ranch(Watsonville, CA)ALBA providing summary. 400ALBA providing summary. 20-30USDA (Office ofOutreach, NRCS,RMA) Ca. StateWater ResourcesControl Board, EDA,Association forCommunity BasedEducation, NationalFish & WildlifeFoundation,U.S./CA EPA,Foundations:Harden, S.H.Cowell, William &Flora Hewlett.Penney,Indochinese FarmProject (King County,WA)Land purchased by Parksdepartment, provided forHmong refugees farmincubator. Purchased bypres Prog to preservedevelopment rights andsell land.18 20 N Long termlease fromCounty.Possiblecollaborativeownership.5-6 farmersincorporated as"IndochineseFarm Association"purchasing entirepropertyTrained Hmongfarmers about localsoil, technologyweather, and businesspractices andoccasionally organicmethods. Flowers arethe predominantcrops.County ParkCommission andSeattle CDBG fundsfrom 1983 to 1990.Assistance fromCounty CooperativeExt., Pike PlaceMarket Authority,Commission onAsian AmericanAffairs and localChurch
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DRAFTURBAN EDGEAGRICULTURAL PARKSFE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYOverview of AgPark
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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
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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 and 52: • Farmer Housing: None proposed.
Page 53 and 54: ConclusionsThis project identified
Page 55 and 56: Appendix A: Overview of Ag Park Mod
Page 57 and 58: The National Trust(England, Wales,N
Page 59: Crystal Waters Village(Malaney, pop
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
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Page 101: Site BLocationFremont, adjacent to
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