Extension and agriculture can be stronger along the urban-rural continuum.
Expand your perspective on urban ag through an exploration of what we know and what we can do. See how members of NACAA are uniquely positioned to make Extension and agriculture stronger along the urban-rural continuum. Gain insights on what we know about the urban context of scale, diversity, complexity, and the urban-rural interface. Explore what we can do through urban strategies that focus on positioning, programs, personnel, and partners.
Julie Fox's general session presentation (PDF)
Urban Ag & Food Extension Professionals Re-occurring Virtual Meet-Ups - hosted by Extension Foundation. Check this calendar for the next event.
Resources
Urban Ag Programs At-A-Glance
Urban Growers - farmers.gov/urban
Urban Agriculture - usda.gov/urban
Urban Ag & Innovative Production
2024 Agriculture Outlook Forum Program
NIFA Urban, Indoor, and Emerging Agriculture
NextGen Program
Urban Service Centers - YouTube
Climate Hubs
National Urban Ag Conference
Urban & Community Forestry Program
Economic Research Service
National Resources Conservation Service
ECOP Program Action Team
ECOP Webinar
University of Arizona (YouTube playlist)
University of Florida/IFAS Extension Urban Ag
Perceptions of Arkansas Agriculture County Extension Agents Toward Urban Agriculture (AAAE article)
Extension Foundation Urban Ag & Food Systems
National Urban Extension Research Center
National Urban Extension Leaders
National Information Management & Support System
Comparing Farm Financial Performance Across Local Foods Market Channels (JOE Article)
SARE Outreach Resources & Publications
SARE Funding
Extension Risk Management Education
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Credit
National League of Cities
Urban Ag State Legislation
Food & Ag Organization of the United Nations
US EPA Food Waste Toolkit
US EPA Urban Ag
Urban Ag Law
The New Urban Agenda
Promoting Urban Ag and It's Opportunities and Challenges
Routlege Handbook of Urban Food Governance
The Changing Role of Urban Ag in Municipal Planning
ArcGIS Urban
Urban Institute
MetroLab Network
PolicyLink - Growing Urban Agriculture
PolicyLink - Equitable Food Systems Resource Guide
American Planning Association - 4 Zoning Changes that Boose Local Food Security
It's Time to Make Cities More Rural (article from Wired.com)
Food System Transformation: Urban Perspective (article from Science Direct)
A Profile of Urban Ag Growers, Organizations, Their Needs, and Challenges in the Northeastern United States (article from National Center for Biotechnology Information)
USDA National Ag Statistics Service
Social and Community Benefits and Limitations of Urban Agriculture - University of Florida/IFAS Extension
The Promise of Urban Agriculture - Cornell/CALS
How Much Food Can We Grow in Urban Areas?
The Role of Urban Ag in Food-Energy-Water Nexus Policies
Comparing the Carbon Footprint in Urban and Conventional Agriculture
Land-Grant Press by Clemsen Extension
Consumers' Perception of Urban Farming
Understanding Ecosystem Services from Urban Agriculture
The Census Bureau’s urban-rural classification is a delineation of geographic areas
The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delineates metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas according to published standards that are applied to Census Bureau data
Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture
Urban Influence Codes
Rural-Urban Continuum Codes
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Urban-Rural Classification, based on the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) delineation of metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas