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What is popping up all around San Antonio?
Fresh fruits and vegetables!
New categories for zoning are allowing urban farms and local city gardeners to grow and sell food throughout San Antonio. Many of the local city restaurants and urban areas that grew food were limited to sitting in a legal “grey zone” according to a recent article.
Now urban farms and small businesses that are even using techniques like hydroponic growing are able to legally grow and sell fresh fruits and vegetables without concern. These new zoning codes under the City’s Unified Development Code are called, “urban farms” or “residential market gardens.”
Single-family residential zoned areas are still limited within the new amendments, as this zoning pertains to the homeowners association and the state. To farm at home and sell, farmers must apply for a special use permit.
Growing fresh foods in highly Latino populated cities like San Antonio may help build a community that values fresh fruits and vegetables.
To learn why it’s important for Latino kids to have access to fresh foods, click here.
By The Numbers
1
Supermarket
for every Latino neighborhood, compared to 3 for every non-Latino neighborhood
