Urban agriculture is essential civic infrastructure.
The Urban Agriculture Directors Alliance (UADA) is a national coalition of systems-changing local government leaders working to embed urban agriculture into planning and development as a permanent function of local government.
We envision a future in which urban agriculture is an integrated, resilient pillar of every municipality's environmental, economic, and public health systems, and in which the communities most affected by inequitable food systems shape how those systems change.
What We Do
Facilitate collaboration through recurring member meetings and an annual in-person gathering
Support urban agriculture planning and implementation through practical resources for jurisdictions pursuing ambitious urban agriculture development
Leverage members’ collective voice to strengthen existing jurisdiction programs and establish new ones
The Case for Urban Agriculture as Essential Civic Infrastructure
The first nationwide assessment of lessons, models, and strategies from urban agriculture leaders across the U.S.
This report provides a practical roadmap for local government policymakers and staff, community leaders, and funders seeking to start, strengthen, scale, or institutionalize urban agriculture programs in their communities.
Drawing on interviews with 28 member cities and counties from across the United States, this landscape analysis examines how local governments are organizing, governing, funding, measuring, and sustaining urban agriculture initiatives amid competing priorities, limited resources, and rising expectations.It is designed to answer a central question: How can local governments build urban agriculture programs that are impactful, durable, equitable, and institutionally embedded?
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