Making sure your urban farms comply with local regulations is essential for legal operation, funding eligibility, and long-term sustainability.
Strong community connections and mutually supportive partnerships are essential to the success and sustainability of urban agriculture. This section offers ideas and resources for urban producers to support key community partners including food banks, schools, local food councils to deepen their impact.
- Ohio Food Banks
- OSU Farm to School
- Growing Teachers Throughout the Seasons
- Virtual Tours of Urban Farms
- Local Food Council Formation Planning Guide
Connect with your local and national networks to advance your urban agriculture initiatives. This section features organizations and events that support collaboration, leadership development, and innovation in urban food systems.
- National Urban Agriculture Initiative
- BIPOC Food and Farming Network
- Ohio Leafy Green Knowledge Exchange
- Urban Food Systems Symposium
- National Urban Extension Leaders
- National Urban Research and Extension Center
- Ohio Farm Bureau Young Ag Professionals
This section aims to help you identify local supports from county- and city-based organizations, including OSU Extension offices, USDA FSA offices, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, food councils, and other local organizations across Ohio’s eight major cities.
- USDA Local Offices
- Columbus
- Cleveland
- Cincinnati
- Toledo
- Dayton
- Akron
- Canton
- Youngstown