Urban Agriculture aka Urban Ag or Urban Farming is defined as the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food and other products through intensive plant cultivation in and around a village, town or city.
Not just limited to fruits and vegetables Urban Ag also includes animals such as chickens, goats, rabbits, bees for honey, as well as non-food items like flowers, trees and fertilizer. We used to think of agriculture as a rural practice but now within the last few years Urban Ag has spread into all the major metropolitan areas of the U.S. as well as internationally. (Read More)
2. Urban Agriculture Across America
Urban Agriculture is a grass-roots revolution that is sweeping across the American landscape. In cities and suburbs from sea-to-sea, citizens are growing, processing, and distributing food created by their own hands. In the process they are demonstrating the principles of sustainability, building community and in some case providing employment. See some of the best examples flourishing now. (Read More)
