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Building Capacity for Urban Agriculture Programs: Tools from the Windy City Harvest Model

creator Chicago Botanic Garden; United States Botanic Garden
topic community, design, finance, impact measurement, water
landscape urban
solution urban agriculture
regional relevance Global
type guidelines

Includes importance of urban agriculture programs (youth development, transitional job training, technical training, agriculture business development, nutrition programs), how to build effective partnerships (community relationships, partnership growth and evolution, building trust over time), farm design and operation (location and site considerations, hardscape requirements i.e., water sources, storage sheds, fencing, geotextiles, etc.; record keeping, staffing), program evaluation.

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