The U.S. Department of Agriculture, noting the rise of popularity of urban farming, has created a free Urban Farming toolkit. Urban farming can help alleviate urban food deserts, make food as local and fresh as Read More
The startup incubator 1776 will add 19 startups from a diverse set of industries this March. The fellowship program – beginning March 22 and finishing in August – guides the companies as they navigate their Read More
The Internet of Things (IoT) holds tremendous promise for creating greater levels of efficiency, productivity and safety. Illustrating this concept through the context of a smart home is relatively simple. “Things” like refrigerators and thermostats Read More
Urban Roots, a London, Ontario startup, is dedicated to growing food in downtown areas without access to fresh food. Heather Barnes and Graham Bracken, two of the founders, were inspired by the Michigan Urban Farming Read More
DSGN AGNC’s Spaces Of Opportunity, an 18-acre site in South Phoenix, Arizona, combines an urban farm with a community hub, an art center, and a music venue. DSGN AGNC, along with the Desert Botanical Garden Read More
The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) today released new research in a report titled, The Resilience of America’s Food Systems: Evidence from Five Cities. The study – which was funded by a grant Read More
The Green Exchange Program in the city of Curitiba, Brazil is a city-wide initiative where residents trade recyclable materials for fresh produce. Every four kilograms of recyclables can be traded for one kilogram of fresh Read More
Smart Kalasatama is a former industrial area in the City of Helsinki, Finland that is gradually becoming one of the smartest cities on the planet. The current population is approximately 3,000 people, but it is Read More
The Urban Food Street project was started in 2009 when residents in the Queensland, Australia suburb of Buderim were shocked at the price of produce in traditional grocery stores. Limes were selling for about $1.50 Read More
The combination of modern, smart architecture with urban agricultural principles has created the new field of “agritecture”. Henry Gordon-Smith, an urban agriculture consultant and creator of the Agritecture blog, says the trend reflects an appreciation Read More
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