Urban Agriculture

City of Big Shoulders and Green Thumbs

Neil Wagner | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Sustainable Agriculture, Climate Change, Urban Agriculture, Global Warming, Chicago, Vertical Farming, Agriculture, Green News

A former meat packing plant, once part of Chicago's legendary Union Stockyards, is trading in its stun line for a stunning new line of thinking.

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Urban Designer, Educator, Farmer Emmanuel Pratt Leads With Vision

Model D | Zak Rosen | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Detroit Urban Farming, Model D, Detroit Education, Video, Detroit Urban Agriculture, Detroit Impact, Urban Agriculture, Emmanuel Pratt, Sweet Water Foundation, Detroit News

This article originally appeared in Model D. This isn’t just a story about teaching a man (or woman) how to fish. It’s more about teaching him ...

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A New Spot For Farmers And Gardeners

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Gardening Store, Video, Detroit Farm and Garden, Community Garden, Urban Gardening, Urban Farming, Farming Store, 555 Nonprofit Gallery and Studios, Detroit Farm, Urban Agriculture Detroit, Detroit Garden, Detroit Farm Store, Urban Agriculture, 555 Gallery Detroit, Detroit Gardening Store, Detroit Business, Detroit News

Just in time for spring, a new garden supply store is opening to meet Detroit's growing urban agriculture needs. Detroit Farm and Garden opened Mon...

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PBS To Premiere 'New' Kind Of Food TV Show

Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Pbs, Food Forward, Video, Urban Agriculture, Slidepollajax, Food Forward Pbs, Food Forward Urban Agriculture, Food News

There are a lot of food TV shows out there -- from competition shows to cooking demonstrations. Is there really room for more food-focused programming...

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Chicken Coops: So Hot Right Now

Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: NY Around Town, Victory Chicken, Chickens, Urban Agriculture, Brooklyn, Pet Chicken, Video, New York News

Sad you can't get your hands on a baby sloth to dress up in a onesie? Well a new trend is giving us hope in an equally unusual, but lovable, pet. B...

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Farm City

Leah Mayor | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: New York City Coalition Against Hunger, Rooftop Farms, Urban Farms, Brooklyn Grange, Stone Barns Center, Agriculture, American Farmland Trust, Urban Agriculture, Organic Agriculture, Alec Baxt, Eagle Street Farm, Farmingup, Food News

Urban agriculture is no small task. In the world of food and farming, nutrition starts with soil. That is to say that, soil quality directly translates into the nutrient content of the food we eat.

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PHOTOS: Activists Build Support For At-Home Chickens

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Virginia, Video, Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse, Backyard Chickens, Arlington Egg Project, Dc Around Town, Urban Agriculture, J. Walter Tejada, I [Heart] Hens, Jay Fisette, DC News

VIENNA, Va. -- Why keep backyard chickens? In one word: brunch. Ed Fendley is co-founder of the Arlington Egg Project, a group trying to bring back...

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Bringing (Rooftop!) Urban Agriculture To Chicago's South Side

HuffingtonPost.com | Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Can They Kick It, Urban Farming, Chicago Food, My Chicago, Back of the Yards, Urban Agriculture, The Urban Canopy Alex Poltorak, The Plant Chicago, Video, Chicago Urban Farming, The Urban Canopy, Chicago Food Access, Alex Poltorak, Chicago Farms, Chicago Impact, Chicago Urban Agriculture, Chicago News

Last fall, when First Lady Michelle Obama came to Chicago to address where the city was coming up short in terms of food access for its residents, she...

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44 Square Miles of Forgotten Men

Linda Novick O'Keefe | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Healthy Eating, Food System, Food Justice, Rahm Emmanuel, Growing Power, Cooking, Mayor Daley, Chicago, The Plant, Illinois, Urban Agriculture, Growing Home, Aquaponics, Chicago News

The word "Food Desert" was coined to describe Chicago. Can the Emanuel administration truly make Chicago the city in a garden? Can they make the city that works, work for everyone?

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Bike-a-Bee: Chicago Urban Agriculture's Next Step?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Chicago Kickstarters, Can They Kick It, Video, Chicago Winter Cycling, Chicago Bees, Bike-a-Bee, My Chicago, Chicago Cycling, Chicago Community Gardens, Urban Agriculture, Jana Kinsman, Chicago Impact, Chicago Urban Agriculture, Chicago Beekeeping, Chicago News

For one Chicagoan, an ideal community garden means so much more than patches of fruits, vegetables and plants. And Jana Kinsman has set about broadeni...

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Public Art Project Aims To Reinvigorate Chicago's South Side

HuffingtonPost.com | Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Chicago Kickstarters, Can They Kick It, Chicago Segregation, Video, Chicago Food Access, Food Insecurity, Community Gardens, Chicago Food Insecurity, Urban Agriculture, Chicago South Side, Chicago Impact, Chicago Public Art, Chicago News

When Brooklyn-based photographer Emily Schiffer first arrived on Chicago's South Side, it wasn't long before the widespread desolation and vacancy ove...

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Rare Seeds, Artfully Packaged: Precious Heirlooms For The 99%

Kerry Trueman | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Seeds, Slidepollajax, Holiday Gifts, Urban Agriculture, Gardening, Hudson Valley Seed Library, Seed Saving, Green News

A thoughtful, lovely gift that costs less than five bucks? A limited edition that delivers beautiful blossoms and edible treats you'd be hard pressed to find in a store, at any price? That, my friend, is a rare find.

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The SUPERVALU of Giving Back

Linda Novick O'Keefe | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Eating Well, Supervalu, Partnership for a Healthier America, Let's Move, Urban Agriculture, Healthy Living, Urban Farm, Childhood Obesity, Impact News

On Monday I had the privilege to interview Craig Herkert, CEO of SUPERVALU, about his company's role in the fight for food equity.

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Why Can't You Hate Walmart as Much as I Do?: Culture Wars Infiltrate the Food Movement

Christopher Weber | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Walmart, Hunger, Urban Agriculture, Growing Power, Food Politics, Slidepollajax, Walmart Growing Power, Sustainable Food, Urban Farming, Growing Power Walmart Grant, Urban Gardens, Food News

The Walmart-Growing Power alliance is not as unlikely as it might seem. Both groups share one priority: selling affordable food, a desperately needed commodity in inner-city neighborhoods amidst the Great Recession.

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Urban Farming Ordinance Approved By City Council

Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Rahm Emanuel Urban Agriculture, Chicago Urban Farms, Chicago City Council, Urban Farms, Chicago Urban Farming, Rahm Emanuel, Rahm Emanuel Urban Farms, Urban Farming, Chicago, Illinois, Urban Agriculture, Chicago News

The Chicago City Council approved a zoning code amendment allowing for more widespread urban agriculture Thursday. As WBEZ reports, the zoning code...

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Emanuel Plans Big Boost For Urban Farms, Reversing Daley's Course

Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Rahm Emanuel Urban Agriculture, Chicago Urban Farms, Urban Farms, Chicago Urban Farming, Rahm Emanuel, Rahm Emanuel Urban Farms, Urban Farming, Chicago, Illinois, Urban Agriculture, Chicago News

In a pointed reversal of his predecessor's policies, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced on Tuesday that he is supporting an ordinance that would all...

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Farm Dreams: If You're Not on the Land You Love...

Linda Buzzell | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Factory Farms, Farming, Gardening, Local Food, Real Estate, Urban Farming, Farm Dreams, Agriculture, Permaculture, Urban Agriculture, Home Gardening, Urban Gardens, Green News

Remember that old song: "If you're not with the one you love, love the one you're with"? The words keep running through my mind as I listen to many of our friends who dream of someday owning traditional farms and farmland.

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Growth, Interrupted: Teen Moms Fight to Save Innovative School (and Farm)

Leslie Hatfield | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Public Schools, School Gardens, Detroit, Urban Agriculture, Budget Cuts, Cfa, Green Public Schools, CFA Closing Detroit, Catherine Ferguson Academy, Green Public School Closing, Green News

The fate of an innovative Detroit high school where parenting teens can bring their kids to school for high quality early childhood education, and farmwork is integrated into the curriculum, is all but sealed. But they're not going down without a fight.

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Raising Backyard Chickens (VIDEO)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Fresh Eggs, Chickens, Backyard Chickens, Urban Farming, Raising Chickens, Backyard Farming, How To, Urban Agriculture, Green News

Chickens are relatively inexpensive to raise, and they can provide up to about 4,000 eggs per chicken, throughout their lifetime.

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Farm Report Is Weather Report Is Farm Report

Dave Snyder | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Organic Farming, Farming, Severe Weather, Organic Gardening, Local Food, Organic Food, Urban Farming, Chicago, Farmers Markets, Rooftop Farms, Urban Agriculture, Global Warming, Chicago News

Some people hate talking about the weather. Not gardeners and farmers. For growers, the weather is a constant source of attention.

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How Your Church Can Support Local Food Movements

Carol Howard Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Organic Farming, USDA Nutrition Programs, Organic Food, Soup Kitchen, Farmers Markets, Presbyterian Church, Local Farmers, Food Politics, Urban Garden, Combating Homelessness, Local Food Movement, Slow Food Movement, Urban Agriculture, Locavore, Religion News

Food is at the heart of our practice together. So it's important to remember that what we put on our tables can be an act of faith.

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Around the Corner

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Greenmarket, Eating Locally, Urban Agriculture, Local Food, Union Square Farmers Market, Local Food Movement, Csa, Green News

It's going to happen. You know how they say darkest before the dawn? Well, February is here and that means that next month we get ready to welcome...

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Grow Local Colorado: Providing A Space, And Voice For Urban Agriculture In Denver

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Urban Agriculture, John Hickenlooper, Denver Impact, Grow Local Colorado, Denver News

When Dana Miller retired as a a United Airlines flight attendant in 2003, she didn't anticipate becoming one of Colorado's leading advocates for local...

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Backyard Beekeeping: Tour de Hives (video)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Urban Beekeeping, Tour De Hive, Urban Farming, Bee Hives, Portland Oregon, Warre Hive, Honeybees, Urban Agriculture, Horizontal Top Bar Hive, Langstroth Hive, Green News

As awareness increases about where our food comes from, so comes the interest in growing food close to home. And this also includes providing a place ...

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Author Aims To Change Perceptions Of Urban Agriculture With New Book On Vertical Farms

AP | DAVID RUNK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Organic Food, Dickson Despommier Vertical Farm, Vertical Farm Book, Urban Farming, The Vertical Farm, Urban Farms, Dickson Despommier, Vertical Farms, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Farm Dickson Despommier, Vertical Farming, Green News

DETROIT — A new book by an urban agriculture visionary aims to change the way people think about farming, offering a look into a future where ci...

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