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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 […]

Posted: January 24 2017
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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 […]

Posted: January 23 2017
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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.

Posted: January 6 2017
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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 […]

Posted: September 13 2015
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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 […]

Posted: June 22 2015
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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 […]

Posted: March 13 2014
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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 […]

Posted: February 26 2012
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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 – […]

Posted: June 9 2010
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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, […]

Posted: February 18 2010
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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 […]

Posted: January 25 2010
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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 […]

Posted: January 18 2010
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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 […]

Posted: January 4 2010
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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 […]

Posted: December 30 2009
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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 […]

Posted: November 12 2009
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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 […]

Posted: November 4 2009
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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, […]

Posted: October 29 2009
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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 […]

Posted: August 2 2009
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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 […]

Posted: July 31 2009
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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 […]

Posted: July 30 2009
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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 […]

Posted: July 29 2009
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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 […]

Posted: June 26 2009
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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 […]

Posted: May 22 2009
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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, […]

Posted: May 18 2009
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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, […]

Posted: April 26 2009