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This Community Garden Helps Farmworkers Feed Themselves. Now It’s Facing...
On a recent weekday, Hugo Sanchez Nava and Augustin Contreras were hustling to get the word out about the Watsonville, California, community garden they were trying to protect. When they’re not...
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An Indigenous-Led Team Is Transforming a Minneapolis Superfund Site into a...
Cassandra Holmes got involved in environmental justice organizing after her 16-year-old son, Trinidad Flores, died in 2013 upon suddenly developing dilated cardiomyopathy, a heart condition that...
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Congress Puts Federal Support for Urban Farming on the Chopping Block
A version of this article originally appeared in The Deep Dish, our award-winning members newsletter. To get the next issue in your inbox—and support our work—become a member today. On a Monday morning...
View ArticleRe-envisioning New York City’s Green Spaces With Qiana Mickie
A version of this article originally appeared in The Deep Dish, our award-winning members newsletter. To get the next issue in your inbox—and support our work—become a member today. As a high school...
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The Organic Urban Farm Growing Healthy Food for One of Chicago’s Most...
A version of this article originally appeared in The Deep Dish, our members-only newsletter. Become a member today and get the next issue directly in your inbox. For many seasons, most of the kale,...
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Op-ed: 4 Solutions to Make Urban Ag Policies More Equitable
Every morning, Janet McDurly, a 60-year-old resident in South Seattle, Washington, walks half a mile to catch her bus to work. On her way, she routinely passes Jimi Hendrix Park, a 2.3-acre community...
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New Orleans Urban Farmers Prepare for Overlapping Climate Disasters
Whenever a disaster strikes in Louisiana, Sprout NOLA springs to life to offer technical assistance to farmers, helping them navigate a wide range of challenges. The nimble group of New Orleans urban...
View ArticleJM Fortier Wants to Help More Small-Scale Farmers Grow Vegetables in Winter
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A TED Talk Put Ron Finley on the Map. 10 Years Later, the ‘Gangsta Gardener’...
It has been 10 years since Ron Finley, the “Gangsta Gardener,” changed the trajectory of his life with a TED Talk about food apartheid in his community, South Central Los Angeles. The talk has been...
View ArticleDespite Recent Headlines, Urban Farming Is Not a Climate Villain
At the end of January, multiple publications including Modern Farmer and Bloomberg ran eye-catching stories on the results of a research study published in Nature. Forbes declared that, “Urban Farming...
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