urban farming
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learn about rooftop farming: virtual talk and farm tour with Lindsay Allen, Higher Ground Farm
EVENT LINK: FLP SPEAKER SERIES: LINDSAY ALLEN, FARMING OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, HIGH GROUND FARM (registration required for an emailed Zoom link) Hosted by the Food Literacy Project, join this FREE online event Wednesday October 7th, at 4pm ET // 7pm PT. Learn about urban agriculture in the Boston area and how to cultivate the under-utilized space […]
sankofa community farm [philadelphia, pa]
View Bartram's Garden full site here to discover the beauty of Sankofa Community Farm. Click here to support the Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram’s Garden! Farmstand (June–November)Thursdays, 3:30–5:30 pm: 5400 Lindbergh BoulevardSaturdays, 10am–2 pm: Clark Park Farmers Market, 43rd and Chester "To develop an African focus for the farm’s core purpose, co-directors Chris Bolden-Newsome and Ty […]
farm or three ring circus? maybe both
In this feature on the Brooklyn Grange, one of the premier urban farms in the country, we ask: are there ways that rural and urban farms can work together to reform the food system?
carbon farming in los angeles
News got you down this week? Our friends at Kiss the Ground serve up another heaping video of hope.
island farm oasis in the middle of NYC
What can rural farmers and suburban schools learn from New York City's educational urban farms?
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 and Environmental Sciences of Estonian University of Life Sciences. She takes a similar stance on hydroponics to our last contributor, adding that hydroponics are not sustainable […]
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 producing its own hot sauce. Hellgate Farm is not your typical urban farm. Last season, crops were grown in over seven plots of land throughout […]
kickstarted: lets get urban farming on pbs!
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/42288661] New documentary about urban farming in America can be broadcast to millions on PBS nationwide and strengthen the Good Food Movement! From rooftop farmers to backyard beekeepers, Americans are growing food like never before. GROWING CITIES tells the inspiring stories of these intrepid urban farmers, innovators, and everyday city-dwellers who are challenging the way this […]