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Urban Ag: NY Times

• 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. […]