Urban Farming

PHOTOS: Non-Profit Sets Up Beehives On D.C. Rooftops, Gardens

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 05.24.2012

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WASHINGTON -- "Some people say it's less work than a dog but more work than a cat," says beekeeper Jeff Miller about his favored hobby. "I say less wo...

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Joseph Erbentraut

WATCH: Mobile Farm Aims To Kickstart Second Annual Tour

HuffingtonPost.com | Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 05.14.2012

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Last year, Truck Farm Chicago was born. A mobile farm that travels to schools, festivals and farmers markets, Truck Farm Chicago brings urban agric...

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PHOTOS: Farming On Church's Roof Provides Food For A Hungry Community

Posted 04.22.2012

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In 1984, Rev. Gene Bolin prayed over his church's newly purchased building in a distressed neighborhood in New York City. “God,” the pastor petit...

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Falling in Love... With Dirt

Craig McCord | Posted 04.17.2012

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Craig McCord

Paul Quinn College recently abandoned its football program and converted the field into a working organic farm maintained by the students themselves.

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Farming In 'The Jungle': Old Chicago Meat Plant Revamped

AP | MARTHA IRVINE | Posted 04.09.2012

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CHICAGO — They call this place the Back of the Yards, a neighborhood in the middle of the city once filled with acres and acres of stockyards. ...

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A New Spot For Farmers And Gardeners

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 04.06.2012

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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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WATCH: The World's Largest Rooftop Farm Is Coming To Brooklyn

Posted 04.06.2012

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Brooklyn will soon to be home to the world's largest rooftop farm. Bright Farms, a company that builds greenhouses, has announced they will build ...

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New Williams-Sonoma Line To Bring Mushroom Logs, Kombucha Kits To All

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 04.05.2012

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Good news for green thumbs everywhere: On Thursday Williams-Sonoma launches an agrarian line on its website and in six stores nationwide on April 9th....

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Going Green in the City

Linda Buzzell | Posted 05.18.2012

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Linda Buzzell

Way too many of us believe we can't go green because we live in the city, have no land, have a small apartment, etc. etc. So we continue to be slaves of the supermarket.

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Rust Belt Cities and the New Urban Agrarianism

Aaron Bartley | Posted 04.22.2012

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Aaron Bartley

De-industrialization and sprawl devastated America's manufacturing centers in the second half of the 20th century. That experience has made Rust Belt cities fertile ground for a new politics of community control and localized production.

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Local Urban Farms In Hot Water Over Alleged Treatment Of Animals

| Posted 04.16.2012

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This article comes to us courtesy of SF Weekly's SFoodie. By Jonathan Kauffman If you go to farmers' markets in the East Bay, you may have seen ...

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A New York Story: Queens County Farm

Nick Barnicle | Posted 04.09.2012

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Nick Barnicle

Kennon Kay is a normal twenty-something New Yorker, but only in New York can you start your day feeding chickens and end it circling the block for a parking space.2012-02-07-pullquote1.jpg

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Joseph Erbentraut

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 02.08.2012

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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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Do Not Compare My Dogs to Pigs. Ever.

Jenna Woginrich | Posted 02.28.2012

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Jenna Woginrich

I refuse to see all animals as equals. Call me a speciesist all you like. Livestock raised for our plate are not on the same emotional, societal, or cultural plane as dogs.

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Dinosaur Kale

Carolyn Ossorio | Posted 02.22.2012

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Carolyn Ossorio

Teaching kids (and parents) to eat healthy is an evolutionary process: one bite at a time.

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Reclaiming Unused Land In NYC

AP | By MEGHAN BARR | Posted 12.03.2011

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NEW YORK -- A remnant of the Great Recession is hiding behind a paint-splattered wall in Chinatown, in an empty lot where a building was supposed to r...

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Is It Possible To Farm In NYC?

Daniel Klein | Posted 01.29.2012

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Daniel Klein

Farms aren't the first thing that come to mind when you think of New York City. New York has a lot to offer in every area and farming is no exception.

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Reports: Chicago Food Deserts Down 40 Percent

Posted 12.24.2011

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With First Lady Michelle Obama slated to appear in Chicago Tuesday for a fundraising event focused on addressing the city's food desert problem, a lea...

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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

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Christopher Weber

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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WATCH: Urban Farming Takes Over The Bay Area

Robin Wilkey | Posted 12.10.2011

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Ever since San Francisco's Little City Gardens helped revolutionize urban agriculture, San Franciscans have enjoyed kale, summer greens and ripe tomat...

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Hipsters Didn't Invent Urban Farming in Detroit

Daniel Klein | Posted 12.06.2011

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Daniel Klein

There's a lot going on in Detroit. After years of decay, excitement is growing around urban gardens. Previously abandoned lots are being turned into f...

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Greening our Food Deserts From the Ground Up

Andrew Gunther | Posted 12.03.2011

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Andrew Gunther

LA Green Grounds helps people who want to set up a community edible garden but don't know how: "We turn up with basic tools and a bunch of plants and teach people how to grow their own organic fruits, vegetables and herbs right in their own backyard."

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Urban Farming Ordinance Approved By City Council

Posted 11.09.2011

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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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Urban Farming Bike Tour

Liz Neumark | Posted 11.01.2011

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Liz Neumark

There are dozens of small local markets and farms. Don't wait for the next Just Food urban farm bike tour to visit these farms. Wake up early on a Saturday, ride the subway to the end of the line and visit a new farmers market!

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

Posted 09.26.2011

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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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