Urban
the conversation continues: hydroponics divorce people even further from the stewardship of the land
This recent submission to our series on whether or not hydroponics should be considered organic comes from Joanna Storie, a Doctoral candidate in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the Institute of Agricultural […]
raising hell(gate) in urban farming
Throughout its seven years, Hellgate Farm has always done things a bit differently than other urban farms in New York City- from raising backyard chickens and housing an apiary, to […]
urban farm manager position in troy, ny
Capital Roots, a nonprofit in Troy, NY is seeking a farm manager for it's 2 acre urban farm.
can costal urbanization happen without landscape architects?
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X69sSSegiDk] A 2013 Lecture by Pierre Belanger at TU Delft, Faculty of Architecture, Chair of Landscape Architecture within lecture series "How Do You Landscape?" Starting with the claim that […]
keeping orchards alive and well
[vimeo 21443142 w=500 h=375] Check out the rad folks at the Urban Orchard Project, based out of the UK. They are an organization devoted to creating, restoring, and celebrating fruıt orchards in […]
casting call for city women turning towards the farming life
Cole Huling, a casting producer for Orion Entertainment, is currently working on a new TV series that features women who are leaving behind the city/suburban life to become farmers/ranchers/etc., working […]
urban farmers in the northlands
Our friends at Stone's Throw Urban Farm need your support on Kickstarter! Stone's Throw Urban farm is a new vegetable operation formed through the collaboration of three urban farms in […]
des moines green up!
some great workshops on urban farming this weekend if you're in the area. WHERE and WHEN: Des Moines - Friday, 6/11, 3-6pm Waterloo – Saturday, 6/12, 9am-12noon, Cedar Rapids – […]
the foodprint project
Foodprint NYC is the first in a series of international conversations about food and the city. From a cluster analysis of bodega inventories to the cultural impact of the ice-box, […]
little city gardens
Our talented and tireless artist, Brooke Budner, and her business partner Caitlyn Galloway, run a project called Little City Gardens. Check their website/blog. What is Little City Gardens? It is […]
bk farmyards
via our friend, Bee Ayer BK Farmyards is a new urban farming network in Brooklyn. Our mission is to increase access to healthy affordable food to Brooklyn residents through increasing […]
city farm: chicago, IL
another cool urban farming project. City Farm is a sustainable vegetable farm bordering two very diverse Chicago neighborhoods: Cabrini-Green and the Gold Coast. The farm boasts thirty varieties of tomatoes […]
retrofit!
for nutrition as well as recreation. The Team that Saved the High Line Last week miss annie novak came up in a little rav 4 to pick up rabbit poop […]
urban farmers in utah
from the National Center for Appropriate Technology Southwest Urban Farmers Meet in Utah (11/10/09) In Salt Lake County, Utah—as in many places across the U.S.—urban development is eliminating farmland at […]
Amyitis Gardens
We just found out about this terrific project - check them out! After working on Organic Farms in VT, founder David Stockhausen moved to San Francisco to learn about urban […]
alabama urban farm
check this one out: Jones Valley Urban Farm is a community-based non-profit organization in Birmingham, Alabama. Utilizing over 3 acres of vacant downtown property, JVUF grows organic produce and flowers, […]
san francisco garden registry
check out their map - click on carrots to see who's growing what and where. The San Francisco Garden Registry is a tool created by the San Francisco Victory Garden […]
Somerton Tanks Farm
Almost all towns have a few extra acres of land around their transportation department, police department, water department headquarters. They currently just mow that land. Why not follow the model […]
bed-stuy farm in danger
thanks to greehorns ally Paige Churchman for alerting us to this and sending this note. Sign the petition at the end of the post! Bed-Stuy Farm (started by Brooklyn Rescue […]
landslide community farm - pittsburgh, pa
Here's another urban farm project to keep on your radar. Landslide is a Hill district based, not for profit, urban farm dedicated to being a free source of healthy food […]
rooftop farmers, at it again.
we got to meet & share goat sandwiches with Annie & Ben of Rooftop Farms last saturday at the Goat Spit, truly delightful folks. if you're urban and needing to […]
Greenpoint Rooftop Farm Open Days
Here's the latest from the Greenpoint Rooftop Farmers - perfect weekend for gardening! Hello all, The weather is beautiful, and this is a holiday weekend! Join us on our rooftop […]
Rural Urban Linkages
The NYC Food Project We are a group of food justice and urban agriculture activists working to ensure that people of all walks of life have access to fresh, nutritious, […]
Grocery/Urban Ag Research Internship - Philadelphia, PA
There are plenty of opportunities out there for Urban Agriculture types... Click here to download a full position posting: urbane-dev-internship-grocery-and-agriculture AGENCY DESCRIPTION: Urbane Development is a community and economic development firm, […]