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The Wangari Maathai Natural Garden at the Al Raby School for Community & Environment

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2007

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces

The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) and Al Raby High School, a Chicago Public School, are transforming the school’s physical environment into the optimal environmental leadership learning environment. The installation of a native woodland garden, named after the 2004 Nobel...

Diversifying Farmers Markets: New Opportunities for Farmers, Communities and Consumers

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2008

Level County, City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Project for Public Spaces

Policy Areas Health, Children & Families, Food, Economic Justice

Farmers' markets have grown popular in recent years, attracting millions of consumers annually, generating incomes for small and medium-sized farmers and diversification and revitalization of communities. This report provides recommendations for increasing local farmers' access to...

2012 San Francisco Ordinance 162-12 Establishing an Urban Agriculture Program

Type Ordinance

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City of San Francisco

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources, Food

This ordinance establishes land and buildings as different classes of property and establishes a procedure to tax building values at lower rates than land values. It also ensures availability of full public information regarding assessments and appeal procedures; ensure that shifts...

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