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Tag: Urban Farming
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Via civileats.com
NYC’s Javits Center Opens Rooftop Farm
Since 2014, the Jacob K Javits Convention Center has been home to the largest green roof in NYC, totaling 6.75 acres of greenery. Now, the venue has added a one-acre farm in …
Via theguardian.com
Karen Washington Wants to Revolutionize America’s Food System
Bronx-based Karen Washington fights injustice and inequalities in the US food system in various ways. An activist and urban farmer, Washington is also the co-founder of Garden of Happiness, Rise and Root farm, …
Via fastcompany.com
Turning Big-Box Store Parking Lots into Urban Farms
French design firm Studio NAB has proposed the Car Parks 2.0 concept, which strips away asphalt in the acres and acres dedicated to big-box store parking lots, in order to expose the …
COOL HUNTING VIDEO: Bonton Farms is Reviving a South Dallas Community
An agricultural center that enriches the lives of so many people
TriBeCa’s Hydroponic Wonderland of Herbs and Spices, Farm.One
An urban vertical farm producing rare ingredients for some of NYC's best restaurants
Via fastcoexist.com
Vertical Farming in Wyoming
Jackson, Wyoming will soon be home to one of the world’s first vertical farm. The town has partnered with startup Vertical Harvest to transform an empty, abandoned lot into an efficient, urban …
Burnside Farm, Detroit
An urban garden, arts center and communal dining establishment in Detroit
Brooklyn Grange: A Portrait of Urban Farming
Three teasers from the upcoming documentary about Brooklyn's biggest rooftop farm
Bitponics
Track plant health with a personal gardening assistant