Planning for Community Food Systems
This article will attempt to define a community food system; provide reasons why planners, local decision-makers and communities should start thinking more seriously about food systems; and offer a process to plan for community food systems.

Can Eating Local "Save the Environment?"
With the recent passage of Wisconsin's state budget, a new program "Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin" will provide grants to groups and organizations around the State working on promoting local food system development.

Farming Subdivisions: Problematic or Promising?
This article briefly discusses agricultural trends, examples of farming subdivisions, types of farms that are a good fit for farming subdivisions, and planning tools for guiding farming subdivisions.

Community Gardens: For Now or Forever?
Few comprehensive or neighborhood plans discuss community gardens. This article discusses a variety of tools to encourage and protect community gardens, including comprehensive plans, real estate policies, zoning, and land trusts.