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PUA 101: Deciding Where to Farm in the City

The Promise of Urban Agriculture

Introduction
Series Overview and Learning Objectives
The Promise of Urban Agriculture Study
About the Team

Course Overview & Learning Objectives

Course Learning Objectives
Course Instructors
Course User Guide
Course Assignments and Activities
Accessibility Support
Meet the Farmers
Glossary
Pre-Course Survey: Tell Us About Yourself!

Creating a Commercial Urban Farm with The Community in Mind

Introduction and Learning Objectives
Understanding Social Identities
Assignment 1: Exploring Your Social Identities Worksheet
Assignment 2: Social Identity Reflection Questions
Making Community Connections
Where You Are From Matters
Becoming an Urban Farmer
Assignment 3: Community Assets and Mapping Worksheet
Case Studies and Resources on Cultivating Community
Commercial Urban Farms as Social Enterprises
Farmer Perspectives on Social Enterprise
Supplementary Resources on Urban Farms as Social Enterprises

Accessing Urban Land for Farming

Introduction and Learning Objectives
Choosing the Right Land for You
Assessing Site Suitability
Issues when selecting an urban farm site
Assignment 4: Site Suitability Review
Review of Ownership and Lease Type
Assignment 5: Right Tenure Models
Land Tenure Mechanisms: Leases
Activity: Exploring Farm Leases
Land Tenure Mechanisms: Municipal Land Programs and Land Trusts
Activity: Community Land Trusts
Highest and Best Use of Urban Land

Zoning for Commercial Urban Agriculture

Introduction and Learning Objectives
How Zoning Affects Commercial Urban Agriculture
Activity: Local Zoning Codes Affecting Your Farm Plans
Activity: Read About Urban Agriculture Zoning
How Municipalities May Regulate Urban Agriculture
Activity: What Does Zoning Allow On Your Site?
Incremental Changes to Zoning
Activity: Can You Apply For A Zoning Variance?
Examples of Support for Urban Agriculture from Baltimore and Boston
Assignment 6: How is Your Farm Site Zoned?
Optional: The History of Urban Agriculture

Course Wrap Up and Resources

Wrap Up
Post-Course Survey: Reflecting on the Course!
Staying Connected After This Course Ends
Resources for This Course
USDA Resources for Urban Agriculture
Stories and Maps of Urban Farms

Farmer Perspectives on Social Enterprise

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