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Are you interested in commercial farming in the city? Or are you an urban planner or urban agriculture advocate who wants to create better support for urban farms in your city? The courses in this series titled, The Promise of Urban Agriculture are designed to help you understand the practices and policies that support commercial urban farming. We use the term 'commercial' to include any farm that sells products to support some or all of the farm's activities.

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PUA 101: Deciding Where to Farm in the City
Learn how to create a commercial urban farm with community in mind, what to consider when accessing urban land, and regulations affecting farming in cities.

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PUA 102: Urban Farm Planning and Management
Learn the factors that contribute to an economically viable urban farm, including choosing a business model, knowing when to expand the farm, crop planning, analyzing markets, managing on-farm labor, and promoting a strong farm culture.
Partner Organization Logos: Rooted, USDA, Cornell Small Farms Program, CCE Harvest, NY
PUA Partner Statement

The Promise of Urban Agriculture courses were created in fulfillment of a cooperative research agreement (20-TMMSD-NY-0005) between U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS), Cornell University Small Farms Program, and Rooted WI, Inc. (dba Rooted). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.

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