TAILIEUCHUNG - Urban agriculture in alameda county, CA: Characteristics, challenges and opportunities for assistance

Urban agriculture includes both commercial and non-commercial operations. In California, many agricultural operations fit this broad definition, though the nature of urban and urban edge operations may differ considerably. | UC Small Farm Program Preliminary Research Findings Ì Urban Agriculture in Alameda County CA 1 Characteristics Challenges and Opportunities for Assistance X x Kristin Reynolds Program Representative University of California Small Farm Program ỳ kũreynolds@ Introduction Urban and urban-edge agriculture involves growing food and fiber products in urban areas and extends to production inputs processing transport and marketing in and around the edges of cities van Veenhuizen 2006 Smit Ratta and Nasr 1996 . Urban agriculture includes both commercial and non-commercial operations. In California many agricultural operations fit this broad definition though the nature of urban and urban edge operations may differ considerably. At the edges of cities and towns formerly rural farmers and ranchers find themselves in closer proximity to urban land uses. Within cities residents and community organizations practice urban farming and gardening for recreation health and nutrition community empowerment and urban greening the planning and establishment of vegetative landscapes in urban settings . Corn grows near power lines at a six-acre community garden in Hayward. In recent years there has been renewed public interest in urban agriculture for its potential contribution to ecological health and community food security CFS .1 This interest has grown alongside consumer enthusiasm about local food systems which include the local aspects of food production processing distribution consumption and waste management UC SAREP . . Urban and urban-edge farmers may have an advantage in certain respects . transportation costs over operations located farther outside metropolitan areas. However they also face unique challenges. Past studies have found that issues such as site contamination governmental impediments funding and lack of community interest may limit development of urban food production Kaufman and Bailkey 2000 Feenstra McGrew and Campbell 1999 . Moreover in urban .

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