Local Food Policy Resource Hub Explores the Law and Policy of Locally Grown Food
A new online resource from CAFS provides a policy database, resource library, and technical assistance lab to provide information on how local governments can support local and regional food systems.
Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production: A Guide to Local Policy
This CAFS webinar presents on the research behind “Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production: A Guide to Local Policy,” which identifies common policy barriers to urban food production as well as strategies that local governments can use to support farmers and gardeners.
Summer Session Visitors Bring New Perspectives on Food and Agricultural Policy
During the 2026 Summer Session at VLGS. CAFS welcomed two distinguished visitors: policy expert Jonathan Coppess as Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Distinguished Scholar, and investigative journalist Mark Schapiro as a Food and Agricultural Law and Policy Media Fellow.
Student Spotlight: Chrystal Aquino JD’27
A rising 3L at Vermont Law and Graduate School, Chrystal Aquino recently completed a semester in the Food and Agriculture Clinic, where she researched how local policy can support urban agriculture through CAFS’s Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Policy Project.
Navigating Interactions with Law Enforcement at Farmers Markets
This webinar from CAFS's Farmers Market Legal Toolkit discusses situations when vendors are required to comply with officers, the specific obligations of market managers, the difference between public and private space at farmers markets, and how rules and regulations might change depending on a market’s location.
New CAFS Report Analyzes Catch Share Programs in U.S. Fisheries
CAFS's new report, “Fair Shares? An Analysis of Catch Share Programs in the U.S.” examines how catch share programs are designed and implemented across U.S. fisheries.
CAFS Lunch and Learn: Urban Agriculture and Local Policy
Visiting Assistant Professor Liz Turner shares insights from the “Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production: A Guide to Local Policy,” a CAFS resource developed through her research as a CAFS fellow.
CAFS Report Reviews State Standards to Prevent Heat Illness Among Farmworkers
Farmworkers are particularly vulnerable and more likely to die from heat-related stress. This resource examines state heat illness prevention rules that attempt to address the conditions that put farmworkers at risk.
Our Year in Review: July 2024 through September 2025
Explore CAFS's 2025 Year in Review to learn how our staff, faculty, students, and partners engage in innovative and practical work that spans the food system.
New Guide Covers the Local Policy Landscape of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
"Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production: A Guide to Local Policy" helps city policymakers, farmers and food producers, and community organizations navigate the local policies that shape food production in U.S. cities.