There are all sorts of reasons to farm food in the cities–reduction of the heat island effect, local food production, keeping storm water out of the waterways. But something happened to me the other day as a result of growing vegetables in my new garden plot that I wasn’t counting on. It’s been a dark […]
urban agriculture
Environmental conundrum
You may remember that we got a community garden plot of our own this year. The rub was that the person who had the plot before us had allowed a young tree to take root in it (you aren’t supposed to let trees grow in the garden), which made it unusable for growing vegetables. The […]
Urban rooftop farming will save the world
I dedicate this post to the staff of Just Food, an excellent organization that works to ensure the availability of fresh food in all New York neighborhoods by supporting community gardening and forging connections between communities and local farmers. Read about Just Food here, but more importantly, throw money at them here. I am proud […]