#urbanfarms — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #urbanfarms, aggregated by home.social.
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Pocket gardens: The tiny urban oases with surprisingly big benefits https://www.allforgardening.com/1750280/pocket-gardens-the-tiny-urban-oases-with-surprisingly-big-benefits-3/ ##pocketGardens #ArborDayFoundation #garden #GreenSpaces #MentalHealth #NewarkBethIsraelMedicalCenter #TheConcreteJungle #UrbanFarms #UrbanForestry
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Pocket gardens: The tiny urban oases with surprisingly big benefits https://www.allforgardening.com/1750280/pocket-gardens-the-tiny-urban-oases-with-surprisingly-big-benefits-3/ ##pocketGardens #ArborDayFoundation #garden #GreenSpaces #MentalHealth #NewarkBethIsraelMedicalCenter #TheConcreteJungle #UrbanFarms #UrbanForestry
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Related link: #NYC - The First Comprehensive #UrbanAgriculture Map
"One of MOUA’s first priorities was building a complete picture of urban agriculture across the city, and making that information available to the public. The office created the Urban Agriculture Data Explorer Hub, an interactive platform that maps food production across all five boroughs. The tool has cataloged 2,580 sites so far: #SchoolGardens, #UrbanFarms, #CommunityGardens, #IndoorAgriculture businesses, and underutilized city-owned land. Users can sort by borough, zip code, land management type, and food production status, then click on individual locations for more detail. The platform will eventually also track wellness programs, commercial activity, and climate mitigation efforts. Its crowdsourced design allows community members to contribute information that official records miss, creating a more complete picture over time."
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/7d3e668dfcdd4bce93275dae44fcd3dd
#SolarPunkSunday #GreenerCities #UrbanFarms #UrbanGardens #FarmersMarkets #FarmToTable #FoodSecurity #NYC
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Related link: #NYC - The First Comprehensive #UrbanAgriculture Map
"One of MOUA’s first priorities was building a complete picture of urban agriculture across the city, and making that information available to the public. The office created the Urban Agriculture Data Explorer Hub, an interactive platform that maps food production across all five boroughs. The tool has cataloged 2,580 sites so far: #SchoolGardens, #UrbanFarms, #CommunityGardens, #IndoorAgriculture businesses, and underutilized city-owned land. Users can sort by borough, zip code, land management type, and food production status, then click on individual locations for more detail. The platform will eventually also track wellness programs, commercial activity, and climate mitigation efforts. Its crowdsourced design allows community members to contribute information that official records miss, creating a more complete picture over time."
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/7d3e668dfcdd4bce93275dae44fcd3dd
#SolarPunkSunday #GreenerCities #UrbanFarms #UrbanGardens #FarmersMarkets #FarmToTable #FoodSecurity #NYC
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Related link: #NYC - The First Comprehensive #UrbanAgriculture Map
"One of MOUA’s first priorities was building a complete picture of urban agriculture across the city, and making that information available to the public. The office created the Urban Agriculture Data Explorer Hub, an interactive platform that maps food production across all five boroughs. The tool has cataloged 2,580 sites so far: #SchoolGardens, #UrbanFarms, #CommunityGardens, #IndoorAgriculture businesses, and underutilized city-owned land. Users can sort by borough, zip code, land management type, and food production status, then click on individual locations for more detail. The platform will eventually also track wellness programs, commercial activity, and climate mitigation efforts. Its crowdsourced design allows community members to contribute information that official records miss, creating a more complete picture over time."
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/7d3e668dfcdd4bce93275dae44fcd3dd
#SolarPunkSunday #GreenerCities #UrbanFarms #UrbanGardens #FarmersMarkets #FarmToTable #FoodSecurity #NYC
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Related link: #NYC - The First Comprehensive #UrbanAgriculture Map
"One of MOUA’s first priorities was building a complete picture of urban agriculture across the city, and making that information available to the public. The office created the Urban Agriculture Data Explorer Hub, an interactive platform that maps food production across all five boroughs. The tool has cataloged 2,580 sites so far: #SchoolGardens, #UrbanFarms, #CommunityGardens, #IndoorAgriculture businesses, and underutilized city-owned land. Users can sort by borough, zip code, land management type, and food production status, then click on individual locations for more detail. The platform will eventually also track wellness programs, commercial activity, and climate mitigation efforts. Its crowdsourced design allows community members to contribute information that official records miss, creating a more complete picture over time."
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/7d3e668dfcdd4bce93275dae44fcd3dd
#SolarPunkSunday #GreenerCities #UrbanFarms #UrbanGardens #FarmersMarkets #FarmToTable #FoodSecurity #NYC
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Related link: #NYC - The First Comprehensive #UrbanAgriculture Map
"One of MOUA’s first priorities was building a complete picture of urban agriculture across the city, and making that information available to the public. The office created the Urban Agriculture Data Explorer Hub, an interactive platform that maps food production across all five boroughs. The tool has cataloged 2,580 sites so far: #SchoolGardens, #UrbanFarms, #CommunityGardens, #IndoorAgriculture businesses, and underutilized city-owned land. Users can sort by borough, zip code, land management type, and food production status, then click on individual locations for more detail. The platform will eventually also track wellness programs, commercial activity, and climate mitigation efforts. Its crowdsourced design allows community members to contribute information that official records miss, creating a more complete picture over time."
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/7d3e668dfcdd4bce93275dae44fcd3dd
#SolarPunkSunday #GreenerCities #UrbanFarms #UrbanGardens #FarmersMarkets #FarmToTable #FoodSecurity #NYC
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Alrighty then... I'll be boosting and re-posting a few SPS posts from yesterday, but I wanted to leave you all with this very #SolarPunk story. TY to @MaQuest and @BrambleBearSnoring and everyone else who used the hashtag. We'll be back at it next #SolarPunkSunday!
Three Years In, New York’s #UrbanAgriculture Office Has Delivered
by Haley Schusterman, January 20, 2026
"Three years in, the office is delivering on its full mandate. It built its own relationships with community leaders and advocates, launched education programs connecting students to working #farms, opened pathways for #SmallFarmers to sell to city institutions, mapped the city’s urban agriculture landscape, and pushed for procurement reform that could redirect how the city spends its food dollars. The office is working to change how eight million #NewYorkers grow, buy, and think about food, using urban agriculture as a lever for #ClimateAction, #EnvironmentalJustice, #FoodAccess, workforce development, and economic #resilience."
Read more:
https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/three-years-in-new-yorks-urban-agriculture-office-has-delivered/#GreenerCities #UrbanFarms #UrbanGardens #FarmersMarkets #FarmToTable #FoodSecurity #NYC
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Alrighty then... I'll be boosting and re-posting a few SPS posts from yesterday, but I wanted to leave you all with this very #SolarPunk story. TY to @MaQuest and @BrambleBearSnoring and everyone else who used the hashtag. We'll be back at it next #SolarPunkSunday!
Three Years In, New York’s #UrbanAgriculture Office Has Delivered
by Haley Schusterman, January 20, 2026
"Three years in, the office is delivering on its full mandate. It built its own relationships with community leaders and advocates, launched education programs connecting students to working #farms, opened pathways for #SmallFarmers to sell to city institutions, mapped the city’s urban agriculture landscape, and pushed for procurement reform that could redirect how the city spends its food dollars. The office is working to change how eight million #NewYorkers grow, buy, and think about food, using urban agriculture as a lever for #ClimateAction, #EnvironmentalJustice, #FoodAccess, workforce development, and economic #resilience."
Read more:
https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/three-years-in-new-yorks-urban-agriculture-office-has-delivered/#GreenerCities #UrbanFarms #UrbanGardens #FarmersMarkets #FarmToTable #FoodSecurity #NYC
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Alrighty then... I'll be boosting and re-posting a few SPS posts from yesterday, but I wanted to leave you all with this very #SolarPunk story. TY to @MaQuest and @BrambleBearSnoring and everyone else who used the hashtag. We'll be back at it next #SolarPunkSunday!
Three Years In, New York’s #UrbanAgriculture Office Has Delivered
by Haley Schusterman, January 20, 2026
"Three years in, the office is delivering on its full mandate. It built its own relationships with community leaders and advocates, launched education programs connecting students to working #farms, opened pathways for #SmallFarmers to sell to city institutions, mapped the city’s urban agriculture landscape, and pushed for procurement reform that could redirect how the city spends its food dollars. The office is working to change how eight million #NewYorkers grow, buy, and think about food, using urban agriculture as a lever for #ClimateAction, #EnvironmentalJustice, #FoodAccess, workforce development, and economic #resilience."
Read more:
https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/three-years-in-new-yorks-urban-agriculture-office-has-delivered/#GreenerCities #UrbanFarms #UrbanGardens #FarmersMarkets #FarmToTable #FoodSecurity #NYC
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Alrighty then... I'll be boosting and re-posting a few SPS posts from yesterday, but I wanted to leave you all with this very #SolarPunk story. TY to @MaQuest and @BrambleBearSnoring and everyone else who used the hashtag. We'll be back at it next #SolarPunkSunday!
Three Years In, New York’s #UrbanAgriculture Office Has Delivered
by Haley Schusterman, January 20, 2026
"Three years in, the office is delivering on its full mandate. It built its own relationships with community leaders and advocates, launched education programs connecting students to working #farms, opened pathways for #SmallFarmers to sell to city institutions, mapped the city’s urban agriculture landscape, and pushed for procurement reform that could redirect how the city spends its food dollars. The office is working to change how eight million #NewYorkers grow, buy, and think about food, using urban agriculture as a lever for #ClimateAction, #EnvironmentalJustice, #FoodAccess, workforce development, and economic #resilience."
Read more:
https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/three-years-in-new-yorks-urban-agriculture-office-has-delivered/#GreenerCities #UrbanFarms #UrbanGardens #FarmersMarkets #FarmToTable #FoodSecurity #NYC
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Alrighty then... I'll be boosting and re-posting a few SPS posts from yesterday, but I wanted to leave you all with this very #SolarPunk story. TY to @MaQuest and @BrambleBearSnoring and everyone else who used the hashtag. We'll be back at it next #SolarPunkSunday!
Three Years In, New York’s #UrbanAgriculture Office Has Delivered
by Haley Schusterman, January 20, 2026
"Three years in, the office is delivering on its full mandate. It built its own relationships with community leaders and advocates, launched education programs connecting students to working #farms, opened pathways for #SmallFarmers to sell to city institutions, mapped the city’s urban agriculture landscape, and pushed for procurement reform that could redirect how the city spends its food dollars. The office is working to change how eight million #NewYorkers grow, buy, and think about food, using urban agriculture as a lever for #ClimateAction, #EnvironmentalJustice, #FoodAccess, workforce development, and economic #resilience."
Read more:
https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/three-years-in-new-yorks-urban-agriculture-office-has-delivered/#GreenerCities #UrbanFarms #UrbanGardens #FarmersMarkets #FarmToTable #FoodSecurity #NYC
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#TucsonArizona - #TuscanVillageFarm Midweek Market
"We sell TVF grown produce, farm-fresh soup, focaccia bread, chocolate chip cookies, and MORE. Prices will be posted at the farm.
Cash, cards, ApplePay, SNAP, and DoubleUp Bucks accepted.
Our retail space will be open as well. We have items like TVF cookbooks, handmade soaps, chapsticks, screen printed shirts, and more!
Every purchase supports us in our mission to provide health and agriculture education to Arizona youth."
2201 East Roger Road
(look for the windmill)When
4 – 6 p.m., June 4, 2025
4 – 6 p.m., June 11, 2025
4 – 6 p.m., June 18, 2025Source:
https://tucsonvillagefarm.arizona.edu/events/midweek-market-0More about Tuscon Village Farm:
https://tucsonvillagefarm.arizona.edu/#SolarPunkSunday #FarmToTable #NatureBasedLearning #FoodSecurity #Arizona #UrbanFarms
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#TucsonArizona - #TuscanVillageFarm Midweek Market
"We sell TVF grown produce, farm-fresh soup, focaccia bread, chocolate chip cookies, and MORE. Prices will be posted at the farm.
Cash, cards, ApplePay, SNAP, and DoubleUp Bucks accepted.
Our retail space will be open as well. We have items like TVF cookbooks, handmade soaps, chapsticks, screen printed shirts, and more!
Every purchase supports us in our mission to provide health and agriculture education to Arizona youth."
2201 East Roger Road
(look for the windmill)When
4 – 6 p.m., June 4, 2025
4 – 6 p.m., June 11, 2025
4 – 6 p.m., June 18, 2025Source:
https://tucsonvillagefarm.arizona.edu/events/midweek-market-0More about Tuscon Village Farm:
https://tucsonvillagefarm.arizona.edu/#SolarPunkSunday #FarmToTable #NatureBasedLearning #FoodSecurity #Arizona #UrbanFarms
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#TucsonArizona - #TuscanVillageFarm Midweek Market
"We sell TVF grown produce, farm-fresh soup, focaccia bread, chocolate chip cookies, and MORE. Prices will be posted at the farm.
Cash, cards, ApplePay, SNAP, and DoubleUp Bucks accepted.
Our retail space will be open as well. We have items like TVF cookbooks, handmade soaps, chapsticks, screen printed shirts, and more!
Every purchase supports us in our mission to provide health and agriculture education to Arizona youth."
2201 East Roger Road
(look for the windmill)When
4 – 6 p.m., June 4, 2025
4 – 6 p.m., June 11, 2025
4 – 6 p.m., June 18, 2025Source:
https://tucsonvillagefarm.arizona.edu/events/midweek-market-0More about Tuscon Village Farm:
https://tucsonvillagefarm.arizona.edu/#SolarPunkSunday #FarmToTable #NatureBasedLearning #FoodSecurity #Arizona #UrbanFarms
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#TucsonArizona - #TuscanVillageFarm Midweek Market
"We sell TVF grown produce, farm-fresh soup, focaccia bread, chocolate chip cookies, and MORE. Prices will be posted at the farm.
Cash, cards, ApplePay, SNAP, and DoubleUp Bucks accepted.
Our retail space will be open as well. We have items like TVF cookbooks, handmade soaps, chapsticks, screen printed shirts, and more!
Every purchase supports us in our mission to provide health and agriculture education to Arizona youth."
2201 East Roger Road
(look for the windmill)When
4 – 6 p.m., June 4, 2025
4 – 6 p.m., June 11, 2025
4 – 6 p.m., June 18, 2025Source:
https://tucsonvillagefarm.arizona.edu/events/midweek-market-0More about Tuscon Village Farm:
https://tucsonvillagefarm.arizona.edu/#SolarPunkSunday #FarmToTable #NatureBasedLearning #FoodSecurity #Arizona #UrbanFarms
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#TucsonArizona - #TuscanVillageFarm Midweek Market
"We sell TVF grown produce, farm-fresh soup, focaccia bread, chocolate chip cookies, and MORE. Prices will be posted at the farm.
Cash, cards, ApplePay, SNAP, and DoubleUp Bucks accepted.
Our retail space will be open as well. We have items like TVF cookbooks, handmade soaps, chapsticks, screen printed shirts, and more!
Every purchase supports us in our mission to provide health and agriculture education to Arizona youth."
2201 East Roger Road
(look for the windmill)When
4 – 6 p.m., June 4, 2025
4 – 6 p.m., June 11, 2025
4 – 6 p.m., June 18, 2025Source:
https://tucsonvillagefarm.arizona.edu/events/midweek-market-0More about Tuscon Village Farm:
https://tucsonvillagefarm.arizona.edu/#SolarPunkSunday #FarmToTable #NatureBasedLearning #FoodSecurity #Arizona #UrbanFarms
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These #UrbanFarms Are Filling the Gaps the #Government Ignores
https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/these-urban-farms-are-filling-the-gaps-the-government-ignores
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These #UrbanFarms Are Filling the Gaps the #Government Ignores
https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/these-urban-farms-are-filling-the-gaps-the-government-ignores
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These #UrbanFarms Are Filling the Gaps the #Government Ignores
https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/these-urban-farms-are-filling-the-gaps-the-government-ignores
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These #UrbanFarms Are Filling the Gaps the #Government Ignores
https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/these-urban-farms-are-filling-the-gaps-the-government-ignores
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These #UrbanFarms Are Filling the Gaps the #Government Ignores
https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/these-urban-farms-are-filling-the-gaps-the-government-ignores
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The Malvern Urban Farm in Toronto's east end currently supports about 17 farmers, who each get their own plot of land to plant and grow crops. (CBC) #prepping #foodsecurity #urbanfarms https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/malvern-urban-farm-expansion-scarborough-1.7526001
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The Malvern Urban Farm in Toronto's east end currently supports about 17 farmers, who each get their own plot of land to plant and grow crops. (CBC) #prepping #foodsecurity #urbanfarms https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/malvern-urban-farm-expansion-scarborough-1.7526001
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The Malvern Urban Farm in Toronto's east end currently supports about 17 farmers, who each get their own plot of land to plant and grow crops. (CBC) #prepping #foodsecurity #urbanfarms https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/malvern-urban-farm-expansion-scarborough-1.7526001
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The Malvern Urban Farm in Toronto's east end currently supports about 17 farmers, who each get their own plot of land to plant and grow crops. (CBC) #prepping #foodsecurity #urbanfarms https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/malvern-urban-farm-expansion-scarborough-1.7526001
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The Malvern Urban Farm in Toronto's east end currently supports about 17 farmers, who each get their own plot of land to plant and grow crops. (CBC) #prepping #foodsecurity #urbanfarms https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/malvern-urban-farm-expansion-scarborough-1.7526001
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Why #UrbanFarms Should Be Taken Seriously
https://nextcity.org/podcast/why-urban-farms-should-be-taken-seriously
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Why #UrbanFarms Should Be Taken Seriously
https://nextcity.org/podcast/why-urban-farms-should-be-taken-seriously
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Why #UrbanFarms Should Be Taken Seriously
https://nextcity.org/podcast/why-urban-farms-should-be-taken-seriously
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Why #UrbanFarms Should Be Taken Seriously
https://nextcity.org/podcast/why-urban-farms-should-be-taken-seriously
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The #Urban #Gardens Where #Gender and #ClimateJustice Grow;
In #Ecuador, #urbanfarms have long been a way to create sustainable access to #food. But they’re also helping #women flourish as #gardeners and #entrepreneurs.https://nextcity.org/features/quito-ecuador-urban-gardens-where-gender-and-climate-justice-grow
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The #Urban #Gardens Where #Gender and #ClimateJustice Grow;
In #Ecuador, #urbanfarms have long been a way to create sustainable access to #food. But they’re also helping #women flourish as #gardeners and #entrepreneurs.https://nextcity.org/features/quito-ecuador-urban-gardens-where-gender-and-climate-justice-grow
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The #Urban #Gardens Where #Gender and #ClimateJustice Grow;
In #Ecuador, #urbanfarms have long been a way to create sustainable access to #food. But they’re also helping #women flourish as #gardeners and #entrepreneurs.https://nextcity.org/features/quito-ecuador-urban-gardens-where-gender-and-climate-justice-grow
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The #Urban #Gardens Where #Gender and #ClimateJustice Grow;
In #Ecuador, #urbanfarms have long been a way to create sustainable access to #food. But they’re also helping #women flourish as #gardeners and #entrepreneurs.https://nextcity.org/features/quito-ecuador-urban-gardens-where-gender-and-climate-justice-grow
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😂 Ganz richtig. 1991, 2001 und 30 Jahre danach, also 50. Das ist ein gutes Jahr, oder? ☝️❗️#WerDarfDas? #WirSindKleineBabys #UrbanFarms
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Off on my #ChurchillFellowship leaving next weekend - current plan is a week or so around #WashingtonDC #Baltimore and rural #Pennsylvania then on to #Boston and #PortlandMe and then maybe a few days break in #Montreal - #Detroit and around then #Chicago and #Austin. Will have an #Amtrak pass and using trains ..but with #covid rife here and there, #ExtremeWeather and impending #Shutdown .. suspect plans will change quite a bit. I'll be working closely with timebanks.org and blogging on their website.. also hoping to meet up with @postgrowth #StephanieRearick #MutualAidNetwork people and lots of #Timebank #urbanfarms too.
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Off on my #ChurchillFellowship leaving next weekend - current plan is a week or so around #WashingtonDC #Baltimore and rural #Pennsylvania then on to #Boston and #PortlandMe and then maybe a few days break in #Montreal - #Detroit and around then #Chicago and #Austin. Will have an #Amtrak pass and using trains ..but with #covid rife here and there, #ExtremeWeather and impending #Shutdown .. suspect plans will change quite a bit. I'll be working closely with timebanks.org and blogging on their website.. also hoping to meet up with @postgrowth #StephanieRearick #MutualAidNetwork people and lots of #Timebank #urbanfarms too.
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Off on my #ChurchillFellowship leaving next weekend - current plan is a week or so around #WashingtonDC #Baltimore and rural #Pennsylvania then on to #Boston and #PortlandMe and then maybe a few days break in #Montreal - #Detroit and around then #Chicago and #Austin. Will have an #Amtrak pass and using trains ..but with #covid rife here and there, #ExtremeWeather and impending #Shutdown .. suspect plans will change quite a bit. I'll be working closely with timebanks.org and blogging on their website.. also hoping to meet up with @postgrowth #StephanieRearick #MutualAidNetwork people and lots of #Timebank #urbanfarms too.
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Off on my #ChurchillFellowship leaving next weekend - current plan is a week or so around #WashingtonDC #Baltimore and rural #Pennsylvania then on to #Boston and #PortlandMe and then maybe a few days break in #Montreal - #Detroit and around then #Chicago and #Austin. Will have an #Amtrak pass and using trains ..but with #covid rife here and there, #ExtremeWeather and impending #Shutdown .. suspect plans will change quite a bit. I'll be working closely with timebanks.org and blogging on their website.. also hoping to meet up with @postgrowth #StephanieRearick #MutualAidNetwork people and lots of #Timebank #urbanfarms too.
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Off on my #ChurchillFellowship leaving next weekend - current plan is a week or so around #WashingtonDC #Baltimore and rural #Pennsylvania then on to #Boston and #PortlandMe and then maybe a few days break in #Montreal - #Detroit and around then #Chicago and #Austin. Will have an #Amtrak pass and using trains ..but with #covid rife here and there, #ExtremeWeather and impending #Shutdown .. suspect plans will change quite a bit. I'll be working closely with timebanks.org and blogging on their website.. also hoping to meet up with @postgrowth #StephanieRearick #MutualAidNetwork people and lots of #Timebank #urbanfarms too.
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I thought that the collision of these two #Climate related stories in my news feed was interesting:
Story 2: https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/solar-farm-approved-on-outskirts-of-bristol/
Both are great news. Story 1 examines the potential for #local #food growth in and around #Bristol.
This is something that I'm passionate about - you could take the #ClimateChange stance, or the local #resiliency stance, or the supporting people to re-engage with the #Earth stance. It also aligns nicely with #Schumacher's 'Small Is Beautiful' philosophy.Story 2 is about a new #Solar farm being approved on the outskirts of Bristol.
Again - big YES. Give me that free energy that's been falling on our heads since the dawn of recorded time!
What interested me is the collision in between land uses.
In story 1, we hear that #Bristol has the potential to oversupply the #fruit and #vegetable needs of its population if "all of its green space was used for urban growing". This includes currently unused tracts of land beside the motorway, not just urban snippets and disused corners.
Story 2 naturally needs space. Solar farms need to go on the land.
So is there a tension between the needs for human power (food) and the need for technological power (solar = energy = phone chargers, heart monitors, oxygen pumps etc)?
Is there a balance between the two, and what choices need to be made?
This might not be "A Thing", but it sparked my interest & I'd love to hear from folks in the know!
#ClimateChange #ClimateSystem #Agriculture #SolarPower #RenewableEnergy #Farming #UrbanFarms #AgroEcology #LocalProduction
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I thought that the collision of these two #Climate related stories in my news feed was interesting:
Story 2: https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/solar-farm-approved-on-outskirts-of-bristol/
Both are great news. Story 1 examines the potential for #local #food growth in and around #Bristol.
This is something that I'm passionate about - you could take the #ClimateChange stance, or the local #resiliency stance, or the supporting people to re-engage with the #Earth stance. It also aligns nicely with #Schumacher's 'Small Is Beautiful' philosophy.Story 2 is about a new #Solar farm being approved on the outskirts of Bristol.
Again - big YES. Give me that free energy that's been falling on our heads since the dawn of recorded time!
What interested me is the collision in between land uses.
In story 1, we hear that #Bristol has the potential to oversupply the #fruit and #vegetable needs of its population if "all of its green space was used for urban growing". This includes currently unused tracts of land beside the motorway, not just urban snippets and disused corners.
Story 2 naturally needs space. Solar farms need to go on the land.
So is there a tension between the needs for human power (food) and the need for technological power (solar = energy = phone chargers, heart monitors, oxygen pumps etc)?
Is there a balance between the two, and what choices need to be made?
This might not be "A Thing", but it sparked my interest & I'd love to hear from folks in the know!
#ClimateChange #ClimateSystem #Agriculture #SolarPower #RenewableEnergy #Farming #UrbanFarms #AgroEcology #LocalProduction
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I thought that the collision of these two #Climate related stories in my news feed was interesting:
Story 2: https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/solar-farm-approved-on-outskirts-of-bristol/
Both are great news. Story 1 examines the potential for #local #food growth in and around #Bristol.
This is something that I'm passionate about - you could take the #ClimateChange stance, or the local #resiliency stance, or the supporting people to re-engage with the #Earth stance. It also aligns nicely with #Schumacher's 'Small Is Beautiful' philosophy.Story 2 is about a new #Solar farm being approved on the outskirts of Bristol.
Again - big YES. Give me that free energy that's been falling on our heads since the dawn of recorded time!
What interested me is the collision in between land uses.
In story 1, we hear that #Bristol has the potential to oversupply the #fruit and #vegetable needs of its population if "all of its green space was used for urban growing". This includes currently unused tracts of land beside the motorway, not just urban snippets and disused corners.
Story 2 naturally needs space. Solar farms need to go on the land.
So is there a tension between the needs for human power (food) and the need for technological power (solar = energy = phone chargers, heart monitors, oxygen pumps etc)?
Is there a balance between the two, and what choices need to be made?
This might not be "A Thing", but it sparked my interest & I'd love to hear from folks in the know!
#ClimateChange #ClimateSystem #Agriculture #SolarPower #RenewableEnergy #Farming #UrbanFarms #AgroEcology #LocalProduction
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I thought that the collision of these two #Climate related stories in my news feed was interesting:
Story 2: https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/solar-farm-approved-on-outskirts-of-bristol/
Both are great news. Story 1 examines the potential for #local #food growth in and around #Bristol.
This is something that I'm passionate about - you could take the #ClimateChange stance, or the local #resiliency stance, or the supporting people to re-engage with the #Earth stance. It also aligns nicely with #Schumacher's 'Small Is Beautiful' philosophy.Story 2 is about a new #Solar farm being approved on the outskirts of Bristol.
Again - big YES. Give me that free energy that's been falling on our heads since the dawn of recorded time!
What interested me is the collision in between land uses.
In story 1, we hear that #Bristol has the potential to oversupply the #fruit and #vegetable needs of its population if "all of its green space was used for urban growing". This includes currently unused tracts of land beside the motorway, not just urban snippets and disused corners.
Story 2 naturally needs space. Solar farms need to go on the land.
So is there a tension between the needs for human power (food) and the need for technological power (solar = energy = phone chargers, heart monitors, oxygen pumps etc)?
Is there a balance between the two, and what choices need to be made?
This might not be "A Thing", but it sparked my interest & I'd love to hear from folks in the know!
#ClimateChange #ClimateSystem #Agriculture #SolarPower #RenewableEnergy #Farming #UrbanFarms #AgroEcology #LocalProduction