Planning for Agriculture

Saturday, November 12^th 9:00am

Columbia-Greene Community College – 4400 Route 23, Hudson

$15

A workshop to help municipalities create ”agriculture-friendly” communities, based upon the American Farmland Trust (AFT) resource publication, Planning for Agriculture: A Toolkit for Towns and Counties. Speakers, including David Haight, AFT New York Director, helped participants to assess their communities’ readiness for supporting agriculture and discussed a “toolkit” of strategies, from right-to-farm laws to zoning tools. The AFT publication can be downloaded or a hard copy purchased from their website.

Event Materials

• Agenda and Presenters
• Implementing Comprehensive Plans
• Questions for Development Reviews
• A Process: Chatham Agriculture & Farmland Protection Plan
• Chatham Keep Farming
• Once Upon A Time: Ancram Agriculture & Farmland Protection Plan
• Town of Ancram
• Planning Pitfalls
• Building a Culture That Supports Agriculture

Also follow the progress of the Columbia County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Plan.

The workshop was co-sponsored by the American Farmland Trust and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia & Greene Counties, with support from the Columbia County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board and major sponsorship from the Hudson Valley Agri-Business Development Corporation.