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urban agriculture

Developments in Backyard Chickens

June 11, 2015 By Jamie Baker Roskie

IMG_3836Urban agriculture is nothing new, and neither is the trend of keeping chickens in residential back yards.  However, until recently back yard chickens were illegal in my former home town of Athens, Georgia.  However, thanks to the efforts of many Athens residents, including my former colleague at UGA Law, Russell Gabriel, the times they are a’changing.Continue Reading Developments in Backyard Chickens

Filed Under: Environment, News, Uncategorized Tagged With: Athens, chickens, Georgia, urban agriculture

Urban Habitat Chicago Redux: 10 years of productive urban landscapes (part 3 of 3)

January 3, 2015 By Dave Hampton

Last time (part 2), we visited a Chicago rooftop during the summer of 2007, where buckwheat sways in the breeze, collard greens with leaves as broad as a chair seat flourish, and tomatoes and peppers ripen, all in view of a passing elevated train. This time, we visit a state-of-the-art Chicago high school where the windows of a special needs classroom once looked out onto a barren, uninspiring landscape.

Continue Reading Urban Habitat Chicago Redux: 10 years of productive urban landscapes (part 3 of 3)

Filed Under: Chicago, Ecology, Environment, Feature Posts Tagged With: Chicago, edible lawn, food security, garden, gardens, green infrastructure, landscape, landscape architecture, redevelopment, school gardens, sustainable landscape, urban agriculture

Urban Habitat Chicago Redux: 10 years of productive urban landscapes (part 2 of 3)

December 30, 2014 By Dave Hampton

Last time (part 1), we were introduced to Urban Habitat Chicago, took off our shoes, and stretched our feet on an edible lawn. This time, we visit a Chicago rooftop during the summer of 2007, where buckwheat sways in the breeze, collard greens with leaves as broad as a chair seat flourish, and tomatoes and peppers ripen, all in view of a passing elevated train.

Continue Reading Urban Habitat Chicago Redux: 10 years of productive urban landscapes (part 2 of 3)

Filed Under: Chicago, Ecology, Environment, Feature Posts Tagged With: Chicago, edible lawn, food security, green infrastructure, landscape, landscape architecture, redevelopment, school gardens, sustainable landscape, urban agriculture

Urban Habitat Chicago Redux: 10 years of productive urban landscapes (part 1 of 3)

December 26, 2014 By Dave Hampton

Fig. 1-1.: The Malcolm Wells Memorial Garden under construction, part of the Northside College Preparatory High School Master Plan and Teaching Garden. Photo by the author.
Fig. 1-1.: The Malcolm Wells Memorial Garden under construction, part of the Northside College Preparatory High School Master Plan and Teaching Garden. Photo by the author.

In the fall of 1862, crops were disappearing, mysteriously, from the fields around the tranquil Shaker community at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky.

A watch was ordered over several nights to see what was happening when the incident was brought to the attention of the governing Elders and Eldresses. The Battle of Perryville, Kentucky on October 8, 1862, brought the Civil War within seventeen miles of the close-knit, pacifist community’s doorstep. Soldiers from both Union and Confederate armies, it was revealed, were stealing the crops from the fields at night.Continue Reading Urban Habitat Chicago Redux: 10 years of productive urban landscapes (part 1 of 3)

Filed Under: Chicago, Ecology, Environment, Feature Posts Tagged With: Chicago, edible lawn, food security, gardens, green infrastructure, landscape, landscape architecture, redevelopment, school gardens, sustainable landscape, urban agriculture

APA Conference: A Park Planner’s Perspective

April 19, 2012 By Clement Lau

I just attended my first American Planning Association (APA) National Planning Conference.  Held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, this event was attended by over 5,000 planners and officials who took part in hundreds of workshops, sessions, and networking opportunities.  I thoroughly enjoyed the conference and learned a great deal.  Continue Reading APA Conference: A Park Planner’s Perspective

Filed Under: Los Angeles, News, Planning Tagged With: Adapative Reuse Ordinance, American Planning Association, CicLAvia, Community Benefits Agreements, Farmers Field, Fitness Zones, Green Visions Plan, Healthy Communities, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles River, Park(ing) Day, Parks and Recreation, Planning Los Angeles, Staples Center, Street Plans Collaborative, Tactical Urbanism, Trust for Public Land, urban agriculture

Urban Agriculture 2.0: Los Angeles…Calling Los Angeles… Do You Copy? Over.

September 9, 2011 By Mary Ensch

The urban agriculture movement has grown vigorously across the nation. The concept of urban agriculture, which is integrated into the urban economic and ecological system, has taken unprecedented forms. The agricultural zeitgeist of today has gained popularity for many urbanites, however, Continue Reading Urban Agriculture 2.0: Los Angeles…Calling Los Angeles… Do You Copy? Over.

Filed Under: Environment, Los Angeles Tagged With: community gardens, guerrilla farming, sustainable cities, sustainable design, urban agriculture, urban farming, vertical gardens

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