Sometimes, there’s just not enough hours in a day or a week to get to weeding or harvesting a backyard bounty.
That’s why it’s exciting to see this organization in San Francisco (and apparently something similar in Portland): MyFarm.
MyFarm describes itself as a “decentralized urban farm” in which organic veggies vegetables are grown in backyards and unused spaces throughout the city.
The aim of MyFarm founder Trevor Paque, according to this USA Today piece, is to turn “San Francisco’s under-used, overgrown backyards into verdant plots of green that will provide organically grown food for the city’s residents.”
Seriously brilliant idea, truly a CSA in your own backyard.
The best part? They’re sharing what they’re learning from the experience and creating a manual for other urban areas to use.
BTW, the Portland organization has been around since 2006 and is called Your Backyard Farmer.
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