Are Urban Farms Actually Bad for the Environment? Edward Glaeser doesn’t see the point in urban farms. Well, it’s not completely true – the Harvard Professor does see educational value in them for school kids, but that’s it. Last month Glaeser wrote an interesting piece on the Boston Globe about urban farms (“The locavore’s dilemma“), where he made a very persuasive argument that urban farms actually represent an inferior alternative from an environmental point of view. His main point was that devoting scarce urban land to farms and not to people will reduce cities’ density level, which will then cause the rise of carbon emissions. When you read the piece it makes sense, especially when it comes from a bright well-known economist such as Glaeser, who knows a thing or two about the urban sphere. So do we have here the urban version of the food vs. fuel debate? Let’s look first above the ground, or more specifically to the rooftops of buildings. And it’s not just New York. Now, this is by no means a theoretical argument.
Community Gardens The Community Gardens program has provided gardening opportunities for the physical and social benefit of the people and neighborhoods of Portland since 1975. There are 50 community gardens located throughout the city, developed and operated by volunteers and PP&R staff, offering a variety of activities. Sign up for a garden plot by submitting a Garden Plot Request Form. Here is a list of community gardens that have space available this spring: Brentwood Community Garden (SE 57th Ave & Cooper St)Clarendon Community Garden (N Newark St & Van Houten Ave)Errol Heights Community Garden (4841 SE Tenino Ct)Furey Community Garden (11820 SE Reedway St)Helensview Community Garden (8678 NE Sumner St)Kenton Community Garden (N Houghton St & Burrage Ave) Madison Community Garden (2735 NE 82nd AVE)Oliver-Parklane Community Garden (15811 SE Main St)Pier Community Garden (N Iris Way & Barr Ave)
New Stories From 'Urban Agriculture Notes' — City Farmer News Aquaponic systems, equipment and workshops from Nelson AquaponicsUSA's Blog | Feeding America One Family At A Time with our Food Forever™ Growing Systems Aquaponics taking root in Chicago May 25, 2011|By Christopher Weber, Special to the Tribune Amid the worst economy in decades, Andrew Fernitz, 23, thinks he can raise fish and organic produce for a living. While his classmates are searching for jobs at employment fairs and scrambling for internships, the recent University of Illinois at Chicago graduate quit his job as a bartender to join three friends in launching an ambitious new startup. Together they are setting up an aquaponic farm on the South Side. Among environmentalists and urban gardeners, aquaponics has become a popular new endeavor. By raising fish and vegetables in indoor water tanks, Fernitz and his colleagues aim to cultivate fresh food in the heart of Chicago. They call their venture 312 Aquaponics, and they will have competition. Yet another startup called Greens and Gills is looking to buy suburban property where it will cultivate 100,000 pounds of fish and 1.5 million heads of greens per year. Nevertheless, the farmers said they are optimistic.
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