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Rurbanization: It's Time To Make Cities More Rural

Agritecture Blog

CONTENT SOURCED FROM WIRED November 23, 2022 Jennifer Bousselot has had one hell of a summer harvest. You don’t have to set this up as a dichotomy between urban and rural, really,” says Bousselot. An urban farm, by contrast, can grow all kinds of crops packed closely together because they’re harvested by hand.

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Congress Puts Federal Support for Urban Farming on the Chopping Block

Civil Eats

At the top of a gradual slope, Falani Spivey leaned on a shovel as she pointed to several rows of malagueta and Carolina reaper peppers and described the salad greens she planned to plant for fall harvesting. That project is being funded by a second award through the OAIUP’s composting grant program.

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Cultivating Profits in a Compact Crop

Modern Farmer

Given the cost of Long Island real estate, the space efficiency is “one of the great benefits of [farming] microgreens,” says DiLillo. He dropped single-use clamshell boxes for a biodegradable and compostable, plant-based alternative, and he even closed his health food store accounts, which require water-resistant adhesive labels.