A Feasibility Study for Urban Edge Agricultural Parks - SAGE
A Feasibility Study for Urban Edge Agricultural Parks - SAGE
A Feasibility Study for Urban Edge Agricultural Parks - SAGE
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Project/Sponsor(Location)OverviewConserved <strong>Agricultural</strong>Land (acres)# Farmers SupportedAcres Open Space/Rec.LandsPublic AccessFarmerTenureParcelizationCrops/EnvironmentalPracticesFunding SourcesNew Farmer'sEnterpriseFund/Dracut LandTrust (Lowell, MA)50 12 N Trust ownssingle parceland providesplots atlow/no costto multipletenantsLand purchasedby local trust topreserve. NewEntry SustainableFarming Projecton trust landcreated toincreaseimmigrantCambodianfarmers' access.State ofMassachusetts’<strong>Agricultural</strong>PreservationRestrictionProgram, USDANRCS's Farm andRanch LandsProtection Program(FRPP) providedmatching funds.Park Village FarmProject, RuralCali<strong>for</strong>nia HousingCorp (Lathrop, CAoutside of Stockton)Created CSA farmed bylow-income Cambodianfamilies in nearbyapartments to createincome source and foodsecurity. Employed a farmmanager. Lost farm leaseand project wasterminated.On land made available byan American FarmlandTrust purchase adjacentto a housingdevelopment, the HmongAmmercian Communityand UC CooperativeExtension have partneredon half the site to provideHmong refugees withfarm training.27 200 N Lease Low incomeaf<strong>for</strong>dable rentalhousing tenantswere invited tofarm a single plotcollaborativelySpecialized intraditional crops.SAREP, USDA’sCommunity FoodProjectsCompetitive GrantsProgram. Publicfunding <strong>for</strong>feasibility study andbusiness plan andfarm managerAFT financed landacquisition.$153,326 grantfrom Cali<strong>for</strong>niaEndowment tocreate farmdemonstration,provide pesticidesafety and organicfarming training,$20,000 grant fromUSDA RuralDevelopmentBusinessEnterprise, $90,000from USDA RiskManagementAgency.Small Farm ResourceCenter (AFT, HmongAmerican Community)(Fresno, CA)40 20 Farmerslease land @$275 peracre/year.Land ownedbyAmericanFarmlandTrustFarmers provided1 acre under leasewith training on20 acre incubationsite with another20 acres underAFTCourses such aspesticide safetytraining, soils andfertilizers, diseaseidentification andcontrol. Crops includesugar peas, chilipeppers, zucchini
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