Tag Archives: Farming Revolution
Urban Food in Cincy
Are they ahead of us? Are we in a better position for the future than them? Whatever, this is a great read on the one of the most vital topics facing our cities as we transition to a low energy, … Continue reading
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Turning a parking lot into a community garden
Pomegranate Center is the great firm that we’ve partnered with to help us plan and build the Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden. They do community improving work all over – here is one great example. We are fortunate to have … Continue reading
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Urban Gardening in Lex
My friend Sherry M is an urban gardener. Her backyard garden has fruits and vegetables. She and her husband built the raised beds with recycled lumber, the pathways with recycled brick. They say their soil is as good as anywhere. They … Continue reading
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“The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food’
This sounds like a great book – the link to the website selling it is in the article : How a Band of Youthful Entrepreneurs Are Resuscitating an Ailing Vermont Town With a New Economy Based on Local Foods By … Continue reading
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Local Agricultural Independence
This is such a great example of local resilience. This is located in a small town in the heart of a farming region. Do we have anything like that here? We very well may, maybe I just haven’t heard about … Continue reading
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Meet a young farmer leading a greenhorn ‘guerilla’ movement
by Erik Hoffner Severine von Tscharner Fleming is the director of the forthcoming film The Greenhorns and founder of the crucial new young farmer organization of the same name. Here’s her no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners perspective on the young farmers movement. Make … Continue reading
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Look What Our Friends in Louisville Are Doing
Alert reader Becca S passed this along – pretty cool – maybe we could get something like this going here? 15Thousand Farmers Planting a Seed to Feed Ourselves Growing community through neighborhood-based, organic farming The Vision: 15Thousand Farmers helps create, … Continue reading
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Raised Beds in the City
A very simple way to become more independent:
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Thoughts About Food Security
Alert Reader Matt B. came across a great discussion about local food security – see what you think: From WNC Observer at the Oil Drum (link below): “What to do about food security? May I suggest the following: Imagine a … Continue reading
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Fresh Food for Our Neigborhoods NOW
New York City has instituted great way to get fresh food into neighborhoods where stores don’t offer it: Green Cart. We have that problem here, in the East End for example. But there are many places in Lexington, on … Continue reading
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The Food and Farming Transition: Toward a Post Carbon Food System
This is a GREAT publication from the Post Carbon Institute – very clear and important. It was coauthored by Frankfort resident and Kentucky State’s very own Michael Bomford, Ph.D. (whom I and Becca S., Beth W., and Sherry M. had … Continue reading
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Urban Farming in NYC
Reclaiming asphalt, keeping kids in school, building community , and feeding people fresh food – recession proof! This vid gets you hooked.
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GREAT Urban Farming Video
This is from Atlanta and is an absolutely fantastic overview of urban agriculture. Great stories about involving kids in farming. Thanks to loyal reader Sherry M for the tip. The organization is “Truly Living Well Natural Urban Farms.” visit them … Continue reading
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Biomass Misunderstanding
The Herald Leader has an interesting article today that would appear to address resilience: “State looks at grasses, grains, wood products to produce fuel.” The article covers the discussion occurring around the idea of converting much of Kentucky’s agricultural and … Continue reading
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This isn’t your grandmother’s great depression
I recently found an old picture of my grandmother when she was a young woman. The picture was taken in 1932, in the very depth of the Great Depression. She is surrounded by friends, all smiling and in nice dresses. … Continue reading
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