NORTHEAST BEEFSCAPE

Agricultural production in the Northeast region, as in other regions, obviously occurs in rural areas––but not exclusively so. The visibility and potential of urban agriculture to both provide educational and cultural opportunities and to contribute to increased food security is also notable. The more ambiguous zone is the peri-urban zone, which contains a mixture of lower-density residential areas, industry, and farms.  Although there is much anecdotal evidence that these peri-urban zones around cities have historically been an important source of food, assessing the current role depends on the ability to delineate the peri-urban area from the urban core and from the outlying agricultural zone. To date, there has not been a codified protocol for this delineation.