Category FAQs Search : Urban Farming
Question: Food Policy: Urban Farming as a Supplemental Food Source
Answer: Food policy has a unique role for public, nonprofit, private, and academic stakeholders.
Growing food in the city is a challenge worldwide. Food systems can be destroyed by external
(weather extremes) and internal (zoning regulations) forces. This study explores urban farms
as a secondary food source and their common themes across four sectors. A Northeastern
U.S. city was the case study to examine how it implemented its formal urban agriculture
program. The positive social change implications of urban farms include greater food
visibility and food access in low-income areas and more consumer awareness about growing
fresh food. This study contributes a realistic view of urban farms: They are a secondary food
source, but local food alone cannot feed large populations.
(Source: , 22 Sep 2021)
Source Link: https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1109&context=jsc