Community garden with mural
Policy Database
Local Policy
Golden, Colorado

Regulating farmers markets, produce stands, urban farms, community gardens, and greengrocers

Golden, Colorado, Code Chapter 18.26

Last Visited 5/1/26
Policy Summary

Provides regulations for farmers’ markets, neighborhood farmers’ markets, produce stands, urban farms, community gardens, and Green Grocers. Requires farmers’ markets to accept SNAP; and requires farmers’ markets to offer “SNAP eligible foods” as defined by city code (at least 51% of revenenue or vendors must come from this type of food), and allows neighborhood farmers’ markets to only sell “SNAP eligible foods.”

State Colorado
Jurisdiction Name Golden
Jurisdiction Type city
Population Size 5k-50k
Legal Strategies
  • Requires something and sets standards
Food System Topics
  • Food Access
  • Urban Agriculture
  • Markets & Distribution
Top