Urban Agriculture in Seattle: Policy & Barriers

July 2009

By: City of Seattle DPD, Leah Erickson

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Food Systems | Urban Agriculture

This report sets out to identify policies that promote or restrict urban agriculture in Seattle. It gives a brief history of urban agriculture in Seattle, assesses the current programs and regulatory systems for urban agriculture in Seattle, identifies barriers to urban agriculture in local policy, compares the regulatory systems and incentive-based programs for urban agriculture in other cities, and recommends policy action to better support urban agriculture in Seattle.


Seattle, WA

2010 Population: 608,660

2010 Population Density: 7,250.87/square mile