Strengthening the Commonwealth’s farms and food systems through community gardens, agritourism, and agricultural equity.

The bill establishes a program for community gardens in state-owned parks and reservations, allowing seasonal use by local residents. It also creates an agritourism program for farms and expands protections for agritourism activities. Additionally, it forms a special legislative commission on agricultural equity to study and recommend ways to increase equity in agriculture. The bill further establishes a fund for agricultural workforce development and a commission to address deer overpopulation issues affecting farms.

Strengthening the Commonwealth’s farms and food systems through community gardens, agritourism, and agricultural equity.

The bill establishes a program for community gardens in state-owned parks and reservations, allowing seasonal use by local residents. It also creates an agritourism program for farms and expands protections for agritourism activities. Additionally, it forms a special legislative commission on agricultural equity to study and recommend ways to increase equity in agriculture. The bill further establishes a fund for agricultural workforce development and a commission to address deer overpopulation issues affecting farms.