Local Project - Laws Related to Equitable Access to Food

Laws on equitable access to food are enacted at the local level to deal with health disparitites arising from poor nutrition. These laws include local ordinances, regulations, and zoning codes that enable people to grow their own food in community or urban gardens or keep livestock in residential areas. They also include policies requiring local government support for community gardens and locally sourced food. This dataset includes local laws and regulations for Denver, CO; Nashville, TN; Oklahoma City, OK; and Philadelphia, PA. Click on the links below to see all questions and citations for that municipality, or compare features of the laws by selecting from the questions below.

Denver, CO ●  Nashville, TN ●  Oklahoma City, OK ●  Philadelphia, PA
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