Temporary Farm Stands
Type
Policy Brief or Report
Year
2018
Level
City or Town
State(s)
All States
Policy Areas
Economic Justice, Food, Health, Public Spaces
Localities can promote farm stands by allowing them as by-right uses across zoning districts and streamlining permitting processes. This memo outlines how farm stand-friendly ordinances expand economic opportunities for small producers and increase the availability of fresh produce. It also highlights best practices to protect local farmers from corporate food producers, expanding zoning permissions for farm stands, and allowing farm stands as accessories to existing urban agriculture infrastructure.