Category Archives: urban agriculture

the relationship between food and agriculture

Posted on December 12, 2012 by admin

Last week I spoke with Joseph Redwood-Martinez, a filmmaker, about the “Promises of Urban Agriculture.” Joseph is working with Fabian Feraux on an exploration of what urban agriculture means in different countries; in the end (I think!) they plan to … Continue reading →

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urban agriculture and post-Sandy thoughts

Posted on November 3, 2012 by admin

Clearly, one risk farmers face is the weather: storms, in particular, are unexpected at the time of planting. Farmers do have knowledge of general weather possibilities in their area (tornadoes are more likely in Kansas than in Vermont, for example), … Continue reading →

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census data findings about urban agriculture in NY

Posted on November 1, 2012 by admin

My student, Stephanie Rogus, has been diligently working to extract data from the agricultural census for each county in the top 50 MSA’s in the U.S. (largest in terms of population size). I have spent this morning aggregating her county … Continue reading →

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Full Circle Farm in Sunnyvale, CA

Posted on August 14, 2012 by admin

Strange coincidences – last week I received an email from Wolfram Alderson, executive director of Full Circle Farm. He offered to take me on a tour of his urban farm, if I ever made it to the Bay Area. Well, … Continue reading →

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urban agriculture

Posted on July 18, 2012 by admin

Other work in progress is related to a NIFA funded study of urban agriculture: http://video.nytimes.com/video/2012/07/18/business/100000001669368/business-day-live-urban-farms.html

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gardens, greenspace, and rooftop ventures in NYC

Posted on April 8, 2012 by admin

The lack of fresh food in low income neighborhoods, especially in NYC, is well known. Also lacking is green open space, and places to garden (for residents of all income levels). This week’s NY Times mentions community garden endeavors that … Continue reading →

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