Farm School NYC Seeds Local Urban Food System

January 29, 2013

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Next generation of urban farmers and food justice leaders.

Within New York City’s approximately 305 square mile radius and amid its vast stretches of concrete and high rises, there is a school without borders whose mission is to cultivate modern-day Read More...

Will Detroit Get World’s Largest Urban Farm?

January 19, 2013

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Mike Score, President and spokesperson for Hantz Farms at proposed tree planting site. Photo, Sarah Hewitt, NPR.

Despite heated controversy surrounding the sale of a large parcel of its municipally-controlled land, the Detroit City Council recently approved an entrepreneur’s acquisition Read More...

Growing Free Food and Community in Front Yard Farms

January 15, 2013

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What began as a single Austin, Texas front yard garden, in less than three months became a whole block, then within a year spread to over 40 cities around the world.

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The Food is Free Project, as the name implies, … Read More...

Urban Vertical Farm and Pick-it-Yourself Market

January 5, 2013

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Update 3/2021: This business is no longer in operation, but as it was one of the first of its kind, I encourage you to read further:

When industrial designer Ben Green and grower Tyler Nevers saw a need for supplying Read More...

Will Paris Go Bananas for This Urban Vertical Plantation?

August 10, 2012

Urbanana is a cool urban vertical banana plantation concept dreamed up by creative minds at The Agricultural Urbanism Lab, part of the Parisian firm SOA Architects, as a means of redefining and invigorating urban agriculture in cities like ParisRead More...

Inside Peek at O’Hare Airport’s Vertical Farm

January 23, 2012


Photo: Future Growing

After traveling a lot for the majority of my career, airport delays are usually not something I get excited about. However, a recent (canceled) trip from Columbus, Ohio to my home in Chicago (and a resulting wait … Read More...

Grass Growing PicNYC Table

December 31, 2011

picNYC table is a grass-topped table that, according to its designer “brings the rural picnic into the urban residence.

Haiko Cornelissen, a Dutch architect with offices in Amsterdam and New York, cultivated the idea to bring one step … Read More...

China’s Growing Urban Population Sprouts Urban Farms

December 22, 2011


Illustration: Guillermo Munro for the China Daily.

In response to its growing urbanization, China is reinventing the “garden city” concept in order to create space for both its urban and its displaced rural citizens. Every year, more than 15 million … Read More...

New York City Public School’s Rooftop Hydroponic Garden and Urban Farm Classroom

November 16, 2011

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The Greenhouse on the roof of Public School 333 in Manhattan. Photo: Ari Burling

A 1400-square-foot smart and sustainable hydroponic urban farm sits on the third-floor rooftop of a New York City public school. It’s home to The Greenhouse Project, … Read More...

Get Your Licks With Garden Seed Ball Pops

January 16, 2011

Your garden will eat these up: gourmet herb seed ball pops. Just as you would do with their Garden Bon Bons, you simply remove the wrapper, place in a sunny spot, water, and watch your choice of four herbs … Read More...

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