Urban farms and gardens are popping up in cities all over the country, often touted as the key to a sustainable lifestyle, as creating healthy vibrant communities and promoting economic development. A ...

Urban agriculture is expected to be an important feature of 21st century sustainability and can have many benefits for communities and cities, including providing fresh produce in neighborhoods with ...

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The next time you enjoy a farm-to-table meal in a city restaurant or a friend’s urban pied-a-terre, the “farm” may be mere steps away from your table. Urban farms are springing up worldwide through ...

An urban farming movement growing across the country already is “booming” here in Arlington, supporters say. “There is absolutely a boom,” said Rebecca Carpenter, founder of Arlington startup Sprout ...

A few years back, the Internet was abuzz with the idea of vertical farms running down the sides of urban towers, with the idea that growing crops where they’re actually consumed could eliminate the ...

En route from the Detroit Free Press' downtown newsroom to my home on Detroit’s east side, past massive buildings and construction sites, the city fades to brownfields, where swaths of vacant land and ...

Canadians are paying more for food than ever. Canada's Food Price Report 2025 estimates that a family of four will spend up ...

Almost 1,000 cities, towns and villages in the U.S. lost their status as urban areas on Thursday as the U.S. Census Bureau released a new list of places considered urban based on revised criteria.