Further Reading:

The Integration of Living Space with Agriculture

Permaculture Design from Jean-Marc Abela on Vimeo. In this short documentary, David Arnold, a permaculture designer in Victoria, Australia gives a tour of his edible...

A Tale of Two Rooftops in China

A Tale of Two Rooftops from The Perennial Plate on Vimeo. A tale of two men, two cities and two farms. Filmed in Beijing and...

Urban Farm Feeds the Neighborhood

Tim Donovan, who calls himself “a farmer and maker,” leads the agriculture team at Project Grow, a program of Port City Development Center, an arts...

The Straight Poop on Sustainable Farming with Joel Salatin

Peak Moment talks with farmer Joel Salatin who says sustainable agriculture requires both native grass perennials and herbivores (cattle) to build soil, mimicking patterns found...

Urban Gardening Urban Farming and Urban Agriculture – Explained

Urban gardening, urban farming and urban agriculture can be loosely defined as growing or farming that takes place in and around cities and towns, in...

Stand with Farmers vs. Monsanto

On January 31, 2012, 55 farmers and plaintiffs traveled to Manhattan to hear oral arguments regarding Monsanto’s motion to dismiss their lawsuit, Organic Seed Growers...

Do we really need industrial agriculture to feed the world?

The biggest players in the food industry—from pesticide pushers to fertilizer makers to food processors and manufacturers—spend billions of dollars every year not selling food,...

The Raging War on Self Sufficiency

Several local councils in the United States has come under the light recently, due to restrictive regulations on the types of animals and plants that...