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 ...

Lack of accessibility and availability of fresh produce in urban settings is increasing. As large grocery stores move out of urban areas, fresh produce availability has become more challenging. In ...

(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 ...

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 ...

LOCAL FARMING: Margie Raimondo instructs families on how to grow food as part of her nonprofit urban farm, Urbana Farmstead. Credit: Brian Chilson On a small plot in south Little Rock that was once a ...

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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You might think you've strayed into a videogame if you dive off the coast of Noli in Italy. Located between 5 and 11 meters under the clear waters are 6 biospheres, plastic domes holding 2000 litres ...

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 ...

I started Golden Carat Farm (GCF) in 2021 as a solution to challenges faced by marginalized farmers like myself. "Planting seeds, growing community" is the tagline I use for my business. As the Urban ...