Urban Ag
excellent ted talk: ron finley
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzZzZ_qpZ4w&w=560&h=315] Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer […]
beautiful piece
Greening the Ghetto [vimeo http://vimeo.com/40644123] With 7 billion people on earth and the rapid urbanization of our societies, any piece of land becomes strategic in the race to feed the […]
kickstart city growers
looks like these good folks are getting funded! City Growers - Converting Urban Lots into Sustainable Farms City Growers is a new kind of community-centered urban farm that provides jobs […]
lovely ladies seeking to buy their urban farm
Check 'em out. We are writing to ask for your support at a critical moment for Sidewalk Ends Farm. As you know, for three years now, we've worked hard to […]
chicago urban farmers
making it happen! Check out their kickstarter campaign Chicago ‘Cooperation Operation’ to Transform South Side Lot into Creative Farm-scapeby Whitney Richardson The Cooperation Operation (Coop Op) is a diverse group […]
urban ag land access
via Little City Gardens. A public hearing is scheduled for tomorrow. CA greenhorns, take action! Access to land is a crucial issue for small scale farming, both urban and rural, […]
youth farm urban farm training program
An apprentice opportunity in Brooklyn, NY. Through a season on the Youth Farm, you will become intimately familiar with the tasks, challenges, and rewards of growing many varieties of vegetables […]
stupendous! soil poetry
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national brownfields conference
This year the conference takes place in Atlanta, GA, and once again, Urban Ag is on the agenda. The National Brownfields Conference is the largest event in the nation that […]
teaching farm fellow
Timeline Start Date: March 11, 2013 OR Start Date: May 27, 2013 End Date: March 10, 2014 End Date: May 23, 2014 Organizational Description In 2007, the founders of Jones […]
green city growers
How Can Urban Agriculture Go From Niche To Food System? Everyone loves a story of a plucky urban farm, but what steps do we have to take to make them […]
for the urban farm strategists in the room
Five Borough Farm - now in book form. Five Borough Farm: Seeding the Future of Urban Agriculture in New York City provides the most comprehensive picture of the city’s urban […]
fundraiser for cloud 9 rooftop farm
FUNdraiser! Come celebrate the fall season with Cloud 9 and Nice Roots Farm! Games, Soup, Beer, and Live Music! Sunday, September 23rd at 3 pm we will be gathering at […]
urban ag discussion
urban greenhorns - dial in! Orion wants your perspective. Urban agriculture is hot! Many cities now have initiatives that grow food, and their yields go far beyond broccoli and beets. […]
schoolyard farm
Education + urban farming - important stuff. Here's their story: We are Courtney Leeds and Justin Davidson, and together with the students, parents, teachers and neighbors of the school where […]
occupying the gill tract
Occupy the Farm Activists Reclaim Prime Urban Agricultural Land in SF Bay Area Albany, Calif., April 22, 2012 – Occupy the Farm, a coalition of local residents, farmers, students, researchers, […]
cool cities
In this issue: - A Tractor for Kansas City - Lawrence Community Orchard Opens New Territory for Public Foodscapes - Urban Agriculture Zones Considered by Missouri Lawmakers - Farm Conference […]
nyc urban farm incubator project
You can be a part of it! WHAT: Planning Meeting for Floyd Bennett Farm and Education Center WHEN: March 13, 2012 from 6-8:30 PM WHERE: Upstairs at 61 Local, 61 […]
urban farmer training
The High School for Public Service Youth Farm (a partnership between the school, Green Guerillas and BK Farmyards) is offering an Urban Farmer Training Program for the 2012 season. Based […]
urban ag talk at the new school
Tonight! Urban Agriculture's Origins and Opportunities in Oakland: An Interdisciplinary and Participatory Approach Nathan McClintock, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University Dr. McClintock discusses his […]
vinnie is a great speaker for urban farming conferences
and has a great set of skills to boot. See his information here on compost... Are you purchasing compost for your urban or small rural farm? Confused by all the […]
give arcadia farms a boost
Arcadia Farms, a program under the DC non-profit Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture, has entered to win a $65,000 grant through Nature's Path Organic "Gardens for Good" contest. […]
hamilton crop circle
Arthur and the Hamilton Crop Circle crowd have big plans for Baltimore farming. We'll be there on September 15 and the crop circle will be there for years. This is […]
help restore south central farm
The South Central Farm/ers: The Dream Reborn The Los Angeles Times editorial board recently announced its support for restoring the South Central Farm (see below), once a fourteen-acre miracle of […]
an urban farm for battery park
Battery Park landing an urban farm The city's Parks Department will devote an acre of land to cultivating vegetables as an educational experience. By Lisa Fickenscher, April 8,2011 for Crain's […]
at the table
oldest future farmers of america program. This is a place where urban youth are beginning their careers . An old article, but a good one. Whole student body eats their […]
show up at city hall in SF - today!
Reminder - there's a public hearing happening today (Thursday, February 17!) in San Francisco about a proposed new zoning code for urban agriculture! Here's a note from Brook Budner (greenhors […]
help save urban farming in SF
here's a note from our friends at Little City Gardens. Thanks to the hard work of many people, last month the City officially announced a proposal that, if passed, will […]
front step farm
Check out this video from the Providence Journal on a new urban farming project. | http://www.projo.com/video/news-index.html?nvid=414786