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Coming Into The Foodshed
Jack Kloppenburg, Jr., John Hendrickson, and G. W. Stevenson, 1997

Summary of Community Landbank Report
Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens, 2009

Paul Osborn
The Global Perspective (PowerPoint)

Jenny Hall
The Local Perspective (PDF)

Pat Foreman
Food Marketing in the North West (PowerPoint)

Finding the Potential in Vacant Lots - In the Garden 4 August, 2011
Scientists are studying vacant lots to document their ecological benefits and recast them as community assets rather than urban blight. […]
Building Greenhouse Farms on Urban Roofs 19 May, 2011
Agricultural entrepreneurs are putting greenhouses atop office buildings and grocery stores, with plans to sell fresh produce for a nice profit. […]
A Farm Grows in the Battery 10 April, 2011
At the Battery, the first farm in 386 years is taking shape, in the form of a wild turkey. […]
Food: Six Things to Feel Good About 22 March, 2011
On the food front, not all the news is bad. […]
Berlin's Mobile Garden Grows 28 February, 2011
The Prinzessinnengarten, an urban farm based in Berlin's Kreuzberg neighborhood, is a project from the non-profit group Nomadisch Grun (Nomadic Green). This winter, they haven't let the snowfall and below-freezing temperatures get them down; they've done what nomads do best: migrate. […]
Fresh Goat Milk, Dead Wood and Dubious Neighbors 23 February, 2011
Urban residents are fighting city hall for the right to keep goats. […]