Center for Agriculture and Food Systems
| February 2026
Urban Ag Case Study: Farming Without Permission »
This case study examines how Philadelphia’s urban agriculture community successfully reformed Pennsylvania’s adverse possession law to reduce the required continuous land use period from 21 to 10 years, creating a new pathway for community gardeners to secure legal title and protect long-tended gardens from development and displacement.
Topic:
Urban Agriculture, Land Access & Tenure
Type:
Case Study