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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