A county-wide urban food and agriculture initiative promotes a long-term vision of a city and county that can grow a signifi cant portion of its food.

A community-based, local food system can reshape the community’s relationship to food and provide substantial environmental, economic, social and health benefits. A public-private initiative can significantly increase the amount of home-grown food and reduce the carbon intensity of the food chain.

Actions to be completed before 2012

1. Establish joint City-County institutional capacity to support the development of a strong local food system. Provide policy direction and resources to significantly increase the percentage of home-grown and locally sourced food.

2. Work to reestablish funding to the Multnomah County Extension Service.

3. Increase the viability of farmers’ markets, community gardens, community-supported agriculture farms and home-grown food through qualitative goals. Integrate these goals into all planning processes.

4. Provide educational opportunities for residents that will enable them to grow fruit and vegetables at their place of residence and in cooperation with their neighbors.

5. Encourage the use of public and private urban land and rooftops for growing food and remove obstacles to local food production.

6. Create 1,300 new community garden plots.