Gardening in Small Spaces – Greg's New Urban Farm Update
Gardening in Small Spaces – Greg’s New Urban Farm Update This week is all about growing space…or a lack thereof. The patio here at The New Urban Farm is a…
Digging into Aquaponics: #2 -The Fish
Digging into Aquaponics Pt. 2: The Fish By Sylvia Bernstein IntroWelcome back to aquaponics! In my last article we dug into plants. This time, we’ll explore the fish side of…
It Takes a Community to Grow a Farm
It Takes a Community to Grow a Farm By Nic Esposito When giving a talk or presentation about urban farming, the top two questions I receive from audience members are,…
It’s Not Black or White, It’s in the Middle
It’s Not Black or White, It’s in the Middle By George Szaszvari Human beings seem to like bandwagon causes to jump on to, and many are definitely worthy, but let’s…
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…
Fruit Tree Tour Teaches Kids about Sustainable Food
Fruit Tree Tour Teaches Kids about Sustainable Food Thanks to an organization called Common Vision, children all over California are learning about the environment by planting fruit tree orchards at…
Get GMO-Free Seeds
Get GMO-Free Seeds Avoiding GMOs in your garden? Native Seed Search is a non-profit organization based in the southwest that is dedicated to preserving the area’s agricultural diversity through seed…
Why Garden?
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…
Urban Farming on a Different Scale
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…
Growing to Market
Growing to Market The main reason the Urban Farm came into existence was to grow food. Before long I found that I was growing way more food than I was…