Urban Farming to Become Part of Boise, Idaho City Code

Photo of Casey O’Leary and Lori Bevan of Earthly Delights Farm in Boise, Idaho.

Boise may see changes as soon as this summer or early fall.

By Brady Moore
Boise Weekly
Jun 14, 2011

Excerpt:

Urban farms, community gardens and produce stands may finally have a place to call home within the Boise City Code.

The Urban Agriculture Committee will present preliminary recommendations to Boise’s City Council this afternoon. The committee was formed in anticipation of Boise’s new comprehensive plan to create standards relating to agriculture within city limits, including farms, livestock, beekeeping and poultry. Currently, Boise City Code does not identify these, making regulation more challenging.

“A lot of this stuff has been operating in sort of a no-man’s land,” said Cody Riddle of Boise City Planning and Development Services. “There’s been more and more demand for these types of things, and we want to stay ahead of the curve.”

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