Look up whether your area has water usage laws (common in drier climates) and if it’s enough to support your needs. Experiment with water catchment systems such as rainwater harvesting or creating ...

Mr. Buckner, a neighbor in our Ninth Ward New Orleans neighborhood, planted vegetables in his backyard. The Buckners, who had no children, taught me, my sister and Freddie who lived next door how to ...

Check out our companion piece: How to Start a Backyard or Urban Farm—Whether You Own Land or Not As a renter millennial, I wanted to start farming. But as Charlotte says in Pride and Prejudice, “I’ve ...

What’s known as Silicon Valley today was once called the “Valley of Heart’s Delight” for its blossoming orchards and bountiful farmland. While the land has been built up over the years, with many ...

In this video, I demonstrate some of the tasks I do on our urban farming acreage. At the same time, I touch on our move into self-sufficiency, growing food, fruit & veg, having one parent at home, and ...

Tucked away off Main Street in College Park, not far from the train tracks that run through the city a few miles south of Atlanta, is a three-story Victorian home with a wraparound porch and narrow ...

Lack of accessibility and availability of fresh produce in urban settings is increasing. As large grocery stores move out of urban areas, fresh produce availability has become more challenging. In ...

LOCAL FARMING: Margie Raimondo instructs families on how to grow food as part of her nonprofit urban farm, Urbana Farmstead. Credit: Brian Chilson On a small plot in south Little Rock that was once a ...

TACKLE FOOD INSECURITY IN THE CITY. AS WEST LOUISVILLE CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE CITIES, FOOD DESERTS, THE LOUISVILLE URBAN LEAGUE IS TAKING A NEW APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THE INJUSTICE THIS PROJECT ...

North Little Rock urban farmer Kesha Cobb and her pet chicken "Babycakes" became social media darlings in December after she was featured in an Arkansas Democrat-Gazette story about urban farming and ...