Urban Farming is 'Taking Off'

I’m too tired to write much about this, but I liked this Canadian Press story I tripped over about urban farming.

Favorite quote:

“The actual phenomenon of urban farming is absolutely taking off even more,” said Taja Sevelle, founder and executive director of Urban Farming, a Detroit-based nonprofit that turns vacant lots into gardens. “People are worried about the environment, the rising cost of food. People feel safer about their food being grown closer to home.”

That’s certainly true for me…so long as the soil isn’t polluted.

The piece also quotes Farmgirl KT Labadie, who runs the Urban Chickens blog and educates urbanites about raising backyard chickens.