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The Urban Farm Blog

Articles, recipes, ponderings, poems, and more!

Black Soldier Flies: The Most Sustainable Thing I do on my Urban Homestead

Sarica from The Funky Kitchen Interviews Greg Peterson

12 Herb Gardening Dos and Don’ts

The Sad Truth About Cheap Clothing

Build Fertile Soil with Sheet Mulching (Infographic)

Featured Farmer: Amanda Midkiff from Locust Light Farm

How to Start a Straw Bale Garden

Craft Beer and Sustainability

Establishing My First Hive: A New-Bee's Introduction to Beekeeping

Eating Bugs: Sounds unappetizing, but can it save our planet?

Poolside Fish Farmer

Featured Farmer: Ocean Robbins from The Food Revolution Network

Sustainability Superheroes Rescuing Food Deserts

Vermicompost: Harvesting Black Gold

The Urban Farm Podcast's Top 10 Most Inspiring Episodes

How Aquaponics Works (Infographic!)

Shmeat: The Future of Backyard Barbecue

Vermicompost: Black Gold for the Garden

Genesis of an Urban Backyard Farm in Tempe, Arizona

DIY Zero Waste Kit

A Simple Way to Grow Greens Indoors (Even in the Winter!)

The Paleo Diet: A Sustainability and Nutritional Perspective

How to Know Which Plants Will Be Best for Your Growing Area

Greeking Out Over Greek Yogurt

Featured Farmer: Ginger Duncan from Mystic Mountain

Organic Vegetable Gardening for Amateurs

Dairy Milk or Soy Milk: A Sustainability and Nutrition Perspective

Flax On, Flax Off

Got Apples? Here's What You Can Do with Them

Urban Farm U Community: Your 2016 Intentions

Featured Farmer: Curtis from Gilbert Grow Tub Gardens

Housing Animals on an Urban Farm

How Gardens Help Keep People Out of Jail

How to Raise Mealworms

When Humans Turned from the Wilderness

Nutrition is a Can of Worms

Featured Farmer: Anne-Marie Miller from Bloom Where You're Planted

Ecovillage Living: A Revolutionary Approach to Thriving in the Modern World

Food (Soy Protein, that is) for Thought

Making Healthy School Lunches (That Kids Will Actually Eat!)

Featured Farmers: Curtis & Dani Welton

The Urban Farm Podcast: Exclusive Sneak Peek

You Mean We DON'T Have Unlimited Pumpkins?!

Lessons from a Farm in Nepal: Love, Community, and the Pursuit of Permaculture

Food Forests: The Future of Community-Scale Food Production

Sheet Mulching, AKA Lasagna Gardening

The Role of Innovation in Urban Farming

Featured Farmer: Steve

Go Back to the Future for Sustainable Living Ideas

Where to Find Real Food

Featured Farmer: Katerina Encinas

Johnson Plant Lab: Elementary School Urban Gardening

Abundant Skies: 8 Principles for Successful Rainwater Harvesting Part Two

My Passion of Fruit Trees and Gardening

Featured Farmer: Janet from Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Community Supported Agriculture

Abundant Skies: 8 Principles for Successful Rainwater Harvesting Part One

Our Elemental Connection to Seeds

Why Use Biocompatible Soap?

Featured Farmer: Aggie from Sam's Farm