While many people think of rural landscapes as agricultural hubs, more and more people are realizing the benefits of growing food, flowers, and fiber in urban spaces. Urban cores and peri-urban spaces ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Conventional food production, which relies heavily on industrial agriculture and animal husbandry, is putting huge strains on our environment both in terms of land use and ...

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There’s a new movement cropping up in city governments across America. It’s apolitical enough that it can avoid the polarization that comes with other climate initiatives. And it’s easy to incorporate ...

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In a surprising twist to the urban farming narrative, a study challenges the widely-held belief that urban agriculture (UA) is a beacon of sustainability. Despite its celebrated diversity and ...

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO) accounts for over one-tenth of the global population, approximately 800 million people, practicing urban agriculture worldwide. In the United States, ...

Urban agriculture is expected to be an important feature of 21st century sustainability and can have many benefits for communities and cities, including providing fresh produce in neighborhoods with ...

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Urban farming examples from front yard gardens to a mushroom-growing warehouse. This tiny Georgia town was one of many that never fully recovered after the boll weevil decimated the cotton industry in ...