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Urban Agriculture isn’t as Climate-Friendly as It Seems. These Best Practices Can Help.

Modern Farmer

Among those benefits, growing food in backyards, community gardens or urban farms can shrink the distance fruits and vegetables have to travel between producers and consumers – what’s known as the “food mile” problem. We found that careful compost management could cut greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 40%.