Tag: community farming
Smell of The Earth – Natural Farming Course
Among numerous opportunities to learn and grow, this family-run farm invites visitors to come and learn different techniques in permaculture and urban farming, to share with the community.
Lagos – Towards a Progressive Sustainable Economy
Lagos government and residents are moving towards a smarter, more nourishing food system.
Food, a Vehicle of Liberation
A Baltimore group is asserting the right of the urban poor to fresh healthy food, produced and consumed locally & equitably.
Reconnecting With The Land
What do green spaces mean to people living in cities? What happens when urban areas have no gardens, parks or even trees growing in neighbourhoods? Can individuals and communities do anything to make things better? Here are some answers from New York City.
Food Desert Turned Oasis
Bonton - one of the oldest African American communities in Dallas - that once faced racial inequities in education, health and employment, turns to a new chapter redefining the lives of its community members.
Decommissioned Prisons Rejuvenating Communities
North Carolina based non-profit - Growing Change is working with youth and army veterans in two of America's least healthy counties by 'flipping' old, unused prisons to provide stable employment; bring access to locally grown food and reduce juvenile delinquency.
Cultivation Amidst Urbanization in Seoul
South Korea makes great strides to promote urban farming given the proven ecological and socioeconomic benefits. Seoul government encourages its citizens leading to a significant rise in the number of farms across the city. The way things go, this growing trend is only going to continue.
Of the Community, By the Community, For the Community
New York based organisation, Harlem Grown, has been transforming lives by incorporating urban farming practices while engaging entire communities and schools in order to create sustainable change. The movement was influenced by factors such as the crisis of food insecurity and institutional disparities among communities though the organisation continues to achieve so much more.
In Montenegro Urban Agriculture Projects Are Blossoming During The Pandemic
Whether due to job losses or as a way to escape the dull reality of quarantine measures, or both, many citizens of Montenegro have started cultivating gardens, parks and any other available land during the COVID pandemic.
Since this spring, new urban farmers in Bar and other towns have either...
The Refugee Gardens of Clarkston, Georgia, USA
The city of Clarkston, Georgia, located in a pocket of the Atlanta metropolis characterized by strip malls, auto-body shops and cheap low-rise apartments, has been called the most diverse square mile in America. Designated as a refugee resettlement area in the eighties, Clarkston accepts about 1,500 refugees annually, earning...