Where to Find Real Food
Where to Find Real FoodBy Tayler Jenkins A flurry of colors whizzes past your eyes as you push your cart down the aisle. Shelves upon shelves of brightly-colored packages seem…
Team
The Urban Farm Leadership Team Greg Peterson Founder, Visionary,Creative Foundation Farmer Greg is the creator and chief visionary of The Urban Farm. Anything Urban Farm probably started in his head.…
Why are All the Bees Vanishing?
Why are All the Bees Vanishing? By Tayler Jenkins Over the past several years, beekeepers and scientists alike have been puzzling over a strange phenomenon in which entire colonies of…
What is a Featured Farmer?
What is a “Featured” Farmer? By Tayler Jenkins If you’ve been receiving our newsletter, you have probably noticed the introduction of a monthly “featured farmer.” Featured farmer—that sounds so official, doesn’t…
What is Permaculture, Anyway?
What is Permaculture, Anyway? By Tayler Jenkins Permaculture has received a lot of hype in the sustainable farming world — perhaps you’ve even incorporated some of its principles in your own garden…
Changing the World One College Campus at a Time
Changing the World One College Campus at a Time: Urban Agriculture at NYU and Beyond By Tayler Jenkins With their abundance of dedicated knowledge seekers and bright-eyed young activists, college…
Book Review: Old Manhattan Has Some Farms
Book Review: Old Manhattan Has Some Farms By Susan Lendroth, Illustrated by Kate Endle Reviewed by Tayler Jenkins In this children’s book released just last month, Lendroth writes a fun new…
Food Waste: What You Can Do
Food Waste: What You Can Do By Tayler Jenkins Did you know that 40 percent of food in the U.S. is never eaten? Much of it is tossed out before…
Home(grown) for the Holidays
Home(grown) for the Holidays By Tayler Jenkins Want to give creative, inexpensive and meaningful gifts this year? This holiday season, consider giving your friends and family the gift of something…
Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Desert Southwest
Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Desert Southwest By Tayler Jenkins If you’ve ever hiked through the desert, you’ve observed the strikingly beautiful stretch of rocks, cacti, and shrubs that…
