The Plant: Revolutionizing Food Production “The Plant” in Chicago is a vertical farm intent on revolutionizing food production and sustainable economic development by utilizing a closed-loop aquaponic growing system and…
Volunteer and Learn on an Organic Farm Anywhere in the World Want to travel the world while learning about organic farming? WWOOF, World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, is designed…
My Big Urban Farming Idea A few years ago the Urban Farm Team put together this incredible video highlighting just how simple it is to turn your space into your…
Why Garden? By Catherine, the Herb Lady “Unemployment is capitalism’s way of getting you to plant a garden.” Orson Scott Card* The simple pleasure of growing edible vegetables, fruits and…
Welcome to Your New Urban Farm Lifestyle Newsletter “Change is inevitable. Change is constant.” Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister and Novelist, 1804 – 1881 Change is a grand adventure and…
Questions from You: Broadfork Jan asked: We’ve been looking for a broadfork but can’t find any in Arizona. We just purchased our retirement home in Mesa and want to start our first garden/farm in Arizona. Are…
Urban Farming on a Different Scale Many of you know that this past January I moved out of the Urban Farm. What you may not know is that I am…
A Request from Greg Peterson to Help Build our Local Economy Many of you know about my deep commitment to building our local economy and the local food system. In…
Urban Orcharding – Growing Your Own Fruit Trees When you think of an orchard, do you envision acres of perfectly spaced apple trees and workers on ladders picking the fruit…
Creating Healthy Soil – A Simple Primer During our tours and classes over the past month I have chatted a LOT about the importance of healthy soil. The five components…
