Urban Agriculture

Real Food Media Contest Films Highlight Sustainable Farming and Agriculture

The Real Food Media Project has selected the top films among the submissions from its Real Food Media Contest.

Capital City Farming: 10 Urban Agriculture Projects in Washington, DC

Food Tank highlights ten urban agriculture projects in Washington, DC.

Three Free Tools That Will Make You a Better Farmer

These three tools make number crunching fast, easy, and fun!

Indigenous Crop: Passion Fruit— Living Up to Its Name in Gardens and Kitchens throughout the World

Passion fruit is a sweet, tart, and aromatic fruit that pleases the culinary senses of those lucky enough to consume it.

FamilyFarmed.org & the Good Food Festival

FamilyFarmed.org focuses on locally grown and responsibly produced food.

Beantown Farming: 10 Urban Agriculture Projects in Boston

Food Tank examines ten of the Boston’s existing urban agriculture projects.

Building Economic and Food Security with REAL Certification

REAL certification makes eating out nutritious and affordable.

UC Berkeley Journalism Fellowship Makes Food a Serious Topic in the Media

The 11th Hour Food and Farming Journalism Fellowship offers journalists a chance to report on topics related to U.S. food systems.

Phytoremediation—Utilizing Plants’ Natural Abilities to Clean Up Soils

Phytoremediation uses the ability of plants to extract pollutants from soils and groundwater and convert them to less harmful or completely harmless forms.

Bringing it Closer to Home – Boston approves commercial farming within city limits

Boston steps into the future, joining other U.S. cities in allowing commercial urban farming.

A Youth Agricultural Movement That is ‘Rooted In Community’

Rooted In Community is building a movement for food justice and healthy communities by providing youth with the knowledge and skills needed to make a difference

10 Exciting Urban Agriculture Projects in Philadelphia

Looking for ways to get involved in some great urban agriculture in the City of Brotherly Love? Check out these projects that we love!

Farming in the Bay: 10 Urban Agriculture Projects in San Francisco

Food Tank Highlights 10 Urban Agriculture projects in San Francisco including; Slide Ranch, Little City Gardens, and more.

Changing Lives – Urban Farmers of Nairobi

The Mazingira Institute creates “the opportunity to see tomorrow” through transforming urban farming attitudes and access in Nairobi.

Food As a Bridge to Jobs and Hope: Green Bridge Growers

Green Bridge Growers uses aquaponics and other year-round methods to grow and harvest fresh vegetables and teach people of different abilities.

Farm to School: Putting Some Crunch in Your Lunch

A simple idea that has a big impact, farm to school brings local produce into school lunch programs and gives children an extra crunch in their lunch.

Get Rid of the ‘Food Desert’ Label

The movement to eradicate food deserts would benefit from, of all things, banishment of the term food desert.

Reading, Writing, and Harvesting: Garden School Foundation

The nonprofit Garden School Foundation helps schools incorporate interdisciplinary lessons that take advantage of onsite gardens.

“Feeding the Planet” Summit Brings Together Experts to Discuss Feeding a Growing Population

The George Washington University’s Planet Forward Project hosted Feeding the Planet Summit, bringing together experts to discuss feeding a growing population.

Urban Agriculture Keeps Pace with Population Growth in India

India’s urban populations are growing, but cities such as Nanded are embracing the change by incorporating agriculture into urban planning.

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