Urban Farms

Farm City

Leah Mayor | Posted 04.18.2012

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

AP | DAVID RUNK | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Seven Farms In New York City

Metromix New York | Posted 05.25.2011

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Summer's freshest bounty is just a subway ride away. Here's the express track on where to get them...

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Weekly Mulch: As risks for oil and gas grow, USSF offers change

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger BP oil has been spilling into the Gulf of Mexico for more than two months, and while attention has focused t...

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Will Allen's Growing Power Brings Urban Farms To Inner Cities

Posted 05.25.2011

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Through the nonprofit organization he founded, agriculturalist Will Allen has dedicated himself to creating sustainable community farms in urban areas...

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Urban Farms Targetted In LA

LA Weekly | Katherine Spiers | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sitting on the grounds of Silver Lake Farms, one could almost be in the countryside - convince yourself that the thrum of traffic on Rowena is a river...

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How To Grow Your Own Window Farm (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Live in a big city? Want to grow your own garden? Then tune in to Grist's AskUmbra to find out how to grow your own window farm in an urban environmen...

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Adventures in (Secret) Dining: Dinner Down on the (Queens County) Farm

Katherine Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Was I in the middle of Amish country or the middle of Queens? This is the magic of urban agriculture. I was charmed before I even had my first bite.

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Chickens As Pets: An Urban Farmstead

Los Angeles Times | Deborah Netburn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Erik Knutzen and Kelly Coyne started keeping chickens in their Echo Park backyard a little more than a year ago. The two are co-authors of "The Urban ...

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A Garden Grows In Cabrini

Chi Town Daily News | Mary Brophy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eventually, the land at City Farm in Chicago's Cabrini Green neighborhood will sell for millions of dollars and a development deal. But for now, it s...

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Are "Vertical Farms" The Next Wave In Eating Local?

New York Times | BINA VENKATARAMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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What if "eating local" in Shanghai or New York meant getting your fresh produce from five blocks away? And what if skyscrapers grew off the grid, as v...

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