The farm known as "Greenies" will promote healthy gardening, cooking, and eating and relieve some food insecurity.

Mr. Buckner, a neighbor in our Ninth Ward New Orleans neighborhood, planted vegetables in his backyard. The Buckners, who had no children, taught me, my sister and Freddie who lived next door how to ...

Urban farming has gained some niche recognition over the past decade or two, as tools like vertical indoor farming have joined more traditional shared plots and backyard vegetable gardens in cities.

A few years back, the Internet was abuzz with the idea of vertical farms running down the sides of urban towers, with the idea that growing crops where they’re actually consumed could eliminate the ...

The farm provides up to 25,000 pounds a year in fresh fruits and vegetables to its surrounding community.

Like a well-cultivated plant, the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis keeps growing. The Urban League recently celebrated the opening of its greenhouse and hydroponic units, which are key to the ...

Situated on a previously vacant 2-acre lot, Meacham Urban Farm has transformed a once unused space into a productive green oasis in downtown Tampa. The farm is part of the Encore redevelopment project ...

On a busy corner in West Sacramento, surrounded by high-density housing and railroad tracks, sits a 1-half acre oasis of soil and green shoots. A group of young people tend to organized rows of ...

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New Jersey Farm Bureau has launched an urban agriculture initiative as part of a broader plan to expand membership.