Food Systems | Urban Agriculture

The city’s general plan includes several policy recommendations that support community gardens and urban farms. The Open Space and Recreation Element includes Policy OS-8, Community Gardens, which encourages and supports this use as an important open space resource that builds communities and provides a local food source. Actions include encouraging neighborhood groups to develop community gardens, including community gardens in right-of-way planning for certain streets, target garden development in high-density areas with little private open space, partnering with other agencies and groups to support community gardens, and supporting school-based gardens and youth involvement in growing food.

In the Environmental Management element, Policy EM-34, Local Food Systems, calls for supporting community gardening programs and providing garden sites.