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You Can Change The Horrid Conditions Of American Farmworkers

When you dig into the the realities of our food system, you find truths you don't want to know. Such is the case with farmworkers' conditions The post You Can Change The Horrid Conditions Of American...

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75 Gardening Ideas to Kickstart Your Food-Growing

Have you started your spring garden yet? Sometimes it takes a little kick in the pants to get that garden started. Check out this mega-list of gardening ideas! The post 75 Gardening Ideas to Kickstart...

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This water bottle garden is hydroponics for beginners.

Got an empty plastic bottle in the recycle bin? Fish that sucker out and turn it into a hydroponic water bottle garden! The post This water bottle garden is hydroponics for beginners. appeared first on...

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5 Reasons to Grow Your Own Veggies

Need a reason to finally break ground on that spring garden? Homegrown vegetables are better for your health, your wallet, and the planet. The post 5 Reasons to Grow Your Own Veggies appeared first on...

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Growing Cities Producer’s Fascinating Journey

Growing Cities producer Dan Susman talks about his journey from backyard farmer to urban food advocate. Spoiler: he started out by planting pumpkins! It's a great story. Get to know him! The post...

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Build a Greenhouse from Plastic Water Bottles

Who needs big bucks to build a greenhouse when you can create an upcycled structure from salvaged plastic bottles The post Build a Greenhouse from Plastic Water Bottles appeared first on Eat Drink...

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Fall Garden Guides for Your Vegetable Garden

Are you planning a fall garden? Me too! Here are some handy resources to help us plan a fruitful (or veggie-ful!) food garden The post Fall Garden Guides for Your Vegetable Garden appeared first on Eat...

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Is all urban farming created equal?

Is all urban farming created equal? Let's look at two interesting takes on the urban farm and how sustainable they really are The post Is all urban farming created equal? appeared first on Eat Drink...

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Growing Food: Getting Your 2015 Urban Farm Off the Ground

Are you growing food this year? I am. And as I research, plan, and plant, I'm going to share my journey with you. I'm just starting. Want to come along The post Growing Food: Getting Your 2015 Urban...

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Growing Food: Starting Seeds Indoors Part 1

I've had no success starting seeds indoors in the past. But I've done my homework this year and am determined to succeed! Here's what I've learned so far The post Growing Food: Starting Seeds Indoors...

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Growing Food: Starting Seeds Indoors Part 2

I'm continuing my journey starting seeds indoors. Which containers are best? What kind of soil to use? Where to set up my plants? Here's what I've learned The post Growing Food: Starting Seeds Indoors...

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Growing Food: Starting Seeds Indoors Part 3

Starting seeds indoors for my spring garden? Check. And some of my babies are already peeking out of the soil. Hooray! Here's how I made it happen The post Growing Food: Starting Seeds Indoors Part 3...

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5 Steps to Start a Front Yard Community Garden #FoodisFree

Want to meet your neighbors? Why not start your own community garden? Check out the new Food is Free guide: How to Start a Food is Free Project. #FoodisFree The post 5 Steps to Start a Front Yard...

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How to Start a Vegetable Garden for Spring (+ crafty garden ideas!)

From growing from seeds to making things pretty, here's how to start a vegetable garden this spring The post How to Start a Vegetable Garden for Spring (+ crafty garden ideas!) appeared first on Eat...

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Growing Food: Planting Your Spring Vegetable Garden

Want a verdant, fruitful spring vegetable garden? It's time to plant now! Learn how to sow seeds and transplant seedlings. One. Two. Three. Grow! The post Growing Food: Planting Your Spring Vegetable...

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This Tree Grows 40 Fruits, Produces All Summer Long

Artist Sam Van Aken uses grafting techniques to create his Tree of 40 Fruit. It's a stone fruit tree that produces different fruits all summer The post This Tree Grows 40 Fruits, Produces All Summer...

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Regenerative Farming for Healthy Soil, A Healthy Planet

Healthy soil is critical to our food future, and supporting regenerative farming is an important piece of that puzzle The post Regenerative Farming for Healthy Soil, A Healthy Planet appeared first on...

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Flatpack Urban Farm Grows 6.6 Tons of Food in 538 Square Feet

This flatpack urban farm only takes up 538 square feet, but its creators say that it can yield as much as 6 tonnes (6.6 tons) of fresh produce per year

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Planting Justice Brings Fresh Food, Jobs To Oakland

Planting justice is empowering one Oakland neighborhood to produce its own, fresh food. And creating jobs while they're at it

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NY’s Floating Food Forest is Amazing

Urban food forests may not be new, but in New York, the Swale floating food forest takes advantage of the city's waterways to get fresh food to even more neighborhoods

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