This document is a condensation of the input of 60 experts from academia, state and local government, and the nonprofit sector who gathered in Chicago in 2010 to outline the range of issues which need to be addressed in order to safely grow food on former brownfield sites.
Brownfields and Urban Agriculture: Interim Guidelines for Safe Gardening Practices

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