New proposed DC council legislation provides that the the mayor shall identify at least 25 District owned vacant lots that can be potentially be used for urban farming ventures, and that they would be a minimum of 2,500 square feet. Applicants (must be a D.C. resident with at least some farming experience) who are approved to farm the land will then be exempt from real property taxation or possessory taxation on the land leased. Another part of the bill creates a tax credit for urban farmers who donate to a D.C. Food Bank or Shelter.
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