Urban Farming

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

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 05.24.2012

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...

Joseph Erbentraut

WATCH: Mobile Farm Aims To Kickstart Second Annual Tour

HuffingtonPost.com | Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 05.14.2012

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

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

Posted 04.22.2012

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...

Falling in Love... With Dirt

Craig McCord | Posted 04.17.2012

Craig McCord

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

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

AP | MARTHA IRVINE | Posted 04.09.2012

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. ...

A New Spot For Farmers And Gardeners

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 04.06.2012

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...

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

Posted 04.06.2012

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 ...

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

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 04.05.2012

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....

Going Green in the City

Linda Buzzell | Posted 05.18.2012

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.

Rust Belt Cities and the New Urban Agrarianism

Aaron Bartley | Posted 04.22.2012

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.

Local Urban Farms In Hot Water Over Alleged Treatment Of Animals

| Posted 04.16.2012

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 ...

A New York Story: Queens County Farm

Nick Barnicle | Posted 04.09.2012

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

Joseph Erbentraut

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 02.08.2012

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...

Do Not Compare My Dogs to Pigs. Ever.

Jenna Woginrich | Posted 02.28.2012

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.

Dinosaur Kale

Carolyn Ossorio | Posted 02.22.2012

Carolyn Ossorio

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

Reclaiming Unused Land In NYC

AP | By MEGHAN BARR | Posted 12.03.2011

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...

Is It Possible To Farm In NYC?

Daniel Klein | Posted 01.29.2012

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.

Reports: Chicago Food Deserts Down 40 Percent

Posted 12.24.2011

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...

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

Christopher Weber | Posted 12.12.2011

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.

WATCH: Urban Farming Takes Over The Bay Area

Robin Wilkey | Posted 12.10.2011

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

Hipsters Didn't Invent Urban Farming in Detroit

Daniel Klein | Posted 12.06.2011

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...

Greening our Food Deserts From the Ground Up

Andrew Gunther | Posted 12.03.2011

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."

Urban Farming Ordinance Approved By City Council

Posted 11.09.2011

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

Urban Farming Bike Tour

Liz Neumark | Posted 11.01.2011

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!

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

Posted 09.26.2011

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...