The Urban Farm Blog

Articles, recipes, ponderings, poems, and more!

Chicken Taj Mahal w/ Politicians in Mind

What is Permaculture, Anyway?

Featured Farmer: Sylvia Bernstein from The Aquaponic Source

GMO, Hybrid & Heirloom Seeds

Featured Farmer: Anna Thornton from Balm of Gilead Garden

2015, Year of the Urban Farm

Changing the World One College Campus at a Time

Gardening in Small Spaces – Greg's New Urban Farm Update

What are the 5 components of healthy soil?

Compost in a Bag: Raising Red Worms for Nutrient-Dense Soil

Digging into Aquaponics: #3 -The Systems

Urban Farm Answers: How can you tell if a tree is alive?

What is Community Supported Agriculture?

The Buzz on Julia's Bees

Denver's Holistic Housing Authority

Featured Beekeeper: Julia

Featured Farmer: David from Davey Jones Homestead

Digging into Aquaponics: #2 -The Fish

Seeds and Soak in Idaho

October Featured Farmer: Sommer

The Wild Wisdom of Weeds

It Takes a Community to Grow a Farm

Growing Healthy Habits

Urban Fruit Trees

Be a Plant Diversity Superhero: Tips and Tricks for Saving Seeds

Book Review: Old Manhattan Has Some Farms

Your Green Lawn

House Grass to Home-Grown: Transforming Lawns into Edible Gardens

It's Pumpkin Season! How to Grow Our Favorite Fall Food

Chanterelle Hunting in the Pacific Northwest

Growing Culinary Herbs

Food Waste: What You Can Do

Featured Farmers: Greg and Dori, Foodscape Urban Farm

The Red Worm

Sheet Mulching with Greg Peterson

Out to Lunch

Innovative Fog Fences

Featured Farmer: Greg Rendek

China’s Polluted Land… Our Polluted Food

It’s Not Black or White, It’s in the Middle

Digging into Aquaponics: #1 -The Plants

Croatia Bound

A Simple Flight Not so Simple

Speaking to Kopriva

The LFE Model Revealed

The Sad Part of the Trip

Aquaponic Gardening: Growing Fish and Vegetables Together

Skeleton Leaves No More: Permaculture’s Simple Secret for Banishing Pests

What is an Eco-City?

The Micro Farm Project: Q&A With Urban Farmer Kari Spencer

Questions from You: Aphids

Being an Urban Farmer…What Does That Mean?

Farming on the Rise

The Seed School Edition

Seeds with a Sense of Place

The Harmonious Connection Between Music and Urban Farming

Questions From You: Squash Isn't Squashing

Rising Lime Prices in the US: Why We Should Care

Questions From You: Feral Cats and Chickens

Chicago’s Botanic Rooftop Garden