Peabody Farm Puts Urban Agriculture on Display

CREATING AN URBAN FARM IN YOUR TORONTO NEIGHBOURHOOD

What if you could pick a few radishes for your next salad right out of the soil instead of a supermarket display?

Urban Agriculture: Growing Solutions in Towns, Villages

For many young Namibians living in towns, villages and cities, agriculture is often associated with vast commercial farms, endless fields and rural communities far removed from urban centres. Yet some of the greatest opportunities to produce food, create employment and restore the environment may exist right in the middle of our neighbourhoods. Urban agriculture is much more than growing tomatoes in a backyard. It also includes raising animals t…

Sprout by sprout, urban farming deepening its roots

Sprouts rise from rolling tables inside a greenhouse in an unlikely location: on pavement and a just feet away from the MBTA's Green Line that regularly rumbles by with trains full of passengers heading into Boston.

Peabody farm puts urban agriculture on display

Amanda LureyPEABODY — As part of Urban Agriculture Week, Newhall Fields Community Farm opened its gates Tuesday morning to public officials, local youth, and community members to showcase its approach to…