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Urban Farming In The South Bronx
TakePart Social Action Network —
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addictive_picassos Flickr photostream/Creative Commons Urban farming has become increasingly popular these days, as more city dwellers search for rooftops, backyards and abandoned lots where they can grow vegetables. In addition to providing fresh, healthy produce where concrete and convenience stores once ...1 day ago -
Potting Time (34 Days)
A posse ad esse —
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So then, tired of these cloning posts yet? Well, the final phase of the actual cloning process has finished for the most part so you may be in for a break from them. The roots that had begun to poke out at the time of the last update have come out in force now. The stems of tomato plants that I left in water to root ...2 days ago -
Pets vs. livestock: Cracking open the myths about backyard chickens
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Last spring I decided that this was the year I was going to finally get some chickens. On a snowy Saturday in March I brought home six tiny cheepers that I bought at my local ranch store in Livingston, Montana. Two of them died right off, which didn’t entirely surprise me: those fluffballs didn’t look like ...2 days ago -
Hoping for a Rooftop Farm in Brooklyn
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Robertas in Bushwick is planning to set up a rooftop farm that make take up a full acre.2 days ago -
Help Save the Bed-Stuy Farm! (VIDEO)
Civil Eats —
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One of the most logical ways to eliminate food deserts – those places that don’t have adequate access to fresh fruits and vegetables – is through urban agriculture. In Brooklyn, New York, residents of Bedford-Stuyvesant are fighting to keep their urban farm – which produces 7,000 lbs of fresh produce per year ...2 days ago -
Urban Farming Hassles
Food Renegade —
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Urban farming. Depending on who you are and what you love, those two words either fill you with excitement or make you cringe. For those of us in the sustainable food movement, urban farming equals an opportunity to grow and produce food locally — often times right in our own yards or neighborhoods. For those of us ...2 days ago -
SF Green Festival and Green Week
Broke-Ass Stuart's Goddamn Website —
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Alright. I’m about to get super green on you, so if you hate trees and recycling and wildlife and the planet then don’t bother reading on. But also if you really hate all those things do me a solid and try not to procreate. This weekend is the annual San Francisco Green Festival. Speakers range from ...3 days ago -
Micro Pigs - The New Pet?
Garden Fresh Living —
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I just saw this clip from a British telecast on Micro Pigs: little teeny-tiny pigs that never get beyond 14 inches tall! They are a hot new craze in Britain and I can see why. What Urban Farmer wouldnt want...3 days ago -
Urban Farmer Novella Carpenter reads at Vox Pop
Sustainable Flatbush —
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Tales of Squatting, Dumpster Diving, and other Urban Farming Pursuits: A Night with Novella Carpenter Novella Carpenter raises pigs, rabbits, chickens, turkeys, and goats on squatted land in downtown Oakland. Her hilarious memoir, Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer, tells the real story of what it takes to ...4 days ago -
The Urban Farm’s New Book Series
Down On The Urban Farm —
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Please join me for my book release and signing of The Urban Farm’s Simple Sustainability Book Series Greg Peterson and Rachel Bess Present at: Changing Hands Book Store 6428 S McClintock Drive Tempe, Arizona 85283 7pm Monday November 16th, 2009 Contact: Greg Peterson, The Urban Farm, 602-279-3713 Greg ...4 days ago -
Local food (and groceries) in the news.
NA Confidential —
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The summer growing season has passed, but interest in local food seems to be heating up. Much of this interest can be traced to the experience of New Albanians attending the recent Milwaukee leadership training, like Ted, who posts a video you need to watch: Growing Power Inc. Community Leadership Institute, the ...4 days ago -
Taking urban farming to the next level
Our Beloved Earth —
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Taking urban farming to the next levelUrban farmer Novella Carpenter experiments with raising farm animals such as pigs, turkeys, geese and rabbits within the Oakland city limits.By Twilight Greenaway, Culinate Oct 19, 2009 Link to full article belowMost urban farmers confine their agricultural efforts to vegetables, ...5 days ago -
Meet Virgl and Lisa
Pluck and Feather —
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I took the leap…I made the jump…I…ok ok. The rabbits are here. Vienna Blue Rabbits, which came to be known as American Rabbits (or was that Freedom Rabbits?) after WWII. The buck was named Virgl and the doe, my small friend Neehal just named Lisa. Why Neehal? Why “Lisa?” Why not something like Franziska? ...5 days ago -
NYT Encourages Demolition Of Detroit [Rants]
Jalopnik —
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The latest idea-thats-been-around-for-a-decade-and-the-media-is-just-discovering is urban farming , specifically urban farming in Detroit. The New York Times has picked up the story and dutifully regurgitated it without a half-second of rational thought, advocating the wholesale leveling of the "failed city" of ...5 days ago -
Digest: Order your local turkey for Thanksgiving now
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Kansans have raised turkeys for a long time, says the K-State Research & Extension News . If you act now, you can get one of those birds for your Thanksgiving feast. Among producers within shouting distance of Lawrence are: Clark Family Farm . They were taking orders on Saturday at the Lawrence Farmers Market ...5 days ago -
Urban farmers confront zoning regulations in, around Kansas City
The Ethicurean: Chew the right thing. —
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Plowing up zoning restrictions: As urban farming grows, so do conflicts between city zoning laws and farmers. The Kansas City, Mo., City Council is looking to ease some restrictions, while other cities in the area stand firm. The issues — involving where these farmers can farm and sell produce, as well as all ...5 days ago -
Wasted Space Helsinki
lewism —
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I went to Vaihtolava in Kallio yesterday evening to see some talks given by the Hukkatila Group which, inspired by wastedspace.se is looking for their own wasted space in Helsinki to turn into projects, whether it’s urban farming or setting up a cafe. The talkers last night were Antti Möller- Introduction. ...1 week ago -
The Birth of an Urban Farm
Civil Eats —
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I’ve always thought of myself as a farmer and I’m not really sure why. Technically speaking, I’ve never lived on a farm. Maybe it has to do with the fact that almost 50 percent of Americans lived on farms around the turn of the 20th century and that we are all a mere stone’s throw away from our agrarian ...1 week ago -
Urban Farming in Detroit and Big Cities Back to Small Towns and Agriculture
Whiskey & Gunpowder —
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Were I an aspiring farmer in search of fertile land to buy and plow, I would seriously consider moving to Detroit. There is open land, fertile soil, ample water, willing labor, and a desperate demand for decent food. And there is plenty of community will behind the idea of turning the capital of American industry into ...1 week ago -
Oakland has 1,200 acres of public land
The Ethicurean: Chew the right thing. —
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Ready, set, grow!: A new report released today by UrbanFood.org, with support from the HOPE Collaborative and City Slicker Farms, has identified 1,200 acres of vacant and underutilized public land in Oakland, California, that could potentially be used for food production. If only half of it were cultivated, then it ...1 week ago
