First Generation Farmers recently launched its Urban Edge Sustainable Farmers training program, demonstrating passion for supporting the next generation of farmers.
Urban Agriculture
Changing the Way We Treat Food: An interview with Grainne Kelliher
The Airfield Estate uses its century-old charitable heritage to inspire new change in the way visitors see food and the sources it comes from
Myeasha Taylor is bringing Local Farming to Urban Populations
According to urban farming specialist Myeasha Taylor, local urban farms can reduce he impact of the food system on the environment and produce more nutrient-dense crops, according to urban farming specialist Myeasha Taylor
Greening Iraq’s Refugee Camps: “This garden is my kingdom”
Being a refugee is rarely a brief, temporary situation. Urban agriculture and greening innovation can provide sovereignty, empowerment, and dignity in crisis. We spoke with the Lemon Tree Trust, a UKK nonprofit working in refugee camps across the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Farming Accelerator in Brooklyn Produces Entrepreneurs and Fresh Leafy Greens Year-Round
Square Roots is a high-tech indoor farming accelerator in the heart of Brooklyn, New York, working to ensure that city residents can source fresh, sustainable produce twelve months a year. In a major urban center like New York City, where fresh produce can be tough to find even in seasons of peak ag
Crop One Holding: “Growing More, Using Less” through Indoor Vertical Farming
Sonia Lo of Crop One Holding discusses the beginnings of the vertical farming company,its goals, its future, and its ‘Beyond Organic’ label.
Four Advocates for Minority Farming Resilience
“Rooted and Rising: Black Southern Land Legacies of Resistance & Resilience,” a conference by the Black Urban Growers, will explore the history of and solutions from Black agriculture and how it influences today’s food movements.
Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Recognizes International Successes
More than 400 mayors, city officials, and experts convened in Valencia, Spain from October 19 to 21, 2017 for the Third Annual Gathering of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP). Delegates from the 159 signatory cities engaged in debates, forums, and panels to exchange ideas and solutions to food
Urban Homesteading for Healthier Lifestyle
How Sundari Kraft is changing the Denver food system and cleaning up food swamps through education, grassroots movement building, and policy change.
Youth Farming Program Seeks Executive Director in New Orleans
Grow Dat Youth Farm promotes youth leadership, food justice, and sustainability.