A 124 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes the office of urban agriculture

This bill creates a new Office of Urban Agriculture within the state Department of Agriculture. It defines urban agriculture broadly to include community gardens, urban farms, farmers markets, and community-supported agriculture. The office's key duty is to identify vacant public lands in cities and suburbs and help communities access them for food production through coordination with municipalities and state agencies. This directly affects urban residents seeking affordable fresh food, community groups wanting to establish gardens, and local governments managing public land. The policy change establishes a formal state mechanism to support city-based food systems.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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