RE: Request for Urban Farming Info -Philadelphia, PA

**"John Verin" j*@Pennhort.org**

http://greensgrow.org/
Mary Corboy is growing veggie hydroponically, in bags and in raised beds. It's an excellent project, and I would like to see more of this on a few of Philadelphia's 35,000 vacant lots.

And, Cuba's organic growing revolution was in response to a shattered economy and near-starvation. Oddly, we have some of both of these ingredients in place now in the US. Hmm...

Paco Verin
Citywide Project Coordinator - Philadelphia Green
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
100 N. 20th St.
Philadelphia, PA  19103
215-988-8885
http://www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org 

-----Original Message-----
From: Adam36055@aol.com [A*@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 1:40 PM
To: Greg@permaculture.net
Cc: community_garden@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: [cg] Request for Urban Farming Info

Greg,

I've discovered that many of the "doers" in urban agriculture do not 
necessarily belong to listserves or spend much time corresponding online 
except at grant writing time.  You'll have to contact them directly, or in 
many cases, make site visits - the old fashioned way.

I noticed in your query that you did not specifically include community 
gardens as an urban farming initiative: while generally small in size, in 
aggregate, community gardens produce an extraordinary amount of food for low 
income communities throughout the US and Canada.  Some urban community 
gardens, like the  Eagle Heights Community Garden in Madison, Wisconsin and 
the Floyd Bennett Field, Ryan Visitor's Center Community garden produce 
extraordinary amounts of food.  

Some sites where you can glean which doorbells to ring. Many of them you may 
already know, but I include them here for your use in case there are some you 
may have overlooked in your research: 

The Canadian Urban Farmer website: 

http://www.cityfarmer.org/

Heifer International: 

http://www.heifer.org/ 

Just Food: 

www.justfood.org

You're undoubtedly familiar with Michael Ableman's work in California, but I 
include some old weblinks here, anyway: 

http://www.bioneers.org/rdi/urban02.html

http://www.fairviewgardens.org/

You know about Michael Olson and Metrofarm in the San Francisco Area?

http://www.metrofarm.com/

There is an interesting urban farming conference being given in Florida, next 
month.  If you can't get there, perhaps you can request copies of the 
proceedings: 

http://www.hos.ufl.edu/vegetarian/UrbFarmWS_Apr03.htm

Also, you might find that a mailing to the agricultural extensions of every 
state and province in the US and Canada might get you some intersting leads.

Good luck with your project. Please let us know, on the community garden 
listserv, community_garden@mallorn.com, how you are progressing with your 
project. 

Best wishes,
Adam Honigman
Volunteer,  <A HREF="http://www.clintoncommunitygarden.org/";>Clinton 
Community Garden</A> 

<< Subj:     [cg] Request for Urban Farming Info
 Date:  3/31/03 9:11:41 AM Eastern Standard Time
 From:  gordonse@one.net (Sharon Gordon)
 Sender:    community_garden-admin@mallorn.com
 To:    community_garden@mallorn.com

 Request from Greg:
 ********************

 Hello all.

 I have begun in earnest to research working methods of urban 
 agriculture in use in the US and Canada. My intent is to write a 
 book documenting what is currently being done and what dreams and 
 aspirations we have and would like to create. This will include (but 
 not limited to) urban farming, urban orcharding, aquaculture, 
 gleaning programs, neighborhood farms, marketplaces, CSA's, etc.

 I am interested in speaking with people that are working in 
 agricultural project primarily in cities and then distributing the 
 fruits of their labor in the same urban area. I plan on visiting 
 some of these organizations this coming summer.

 Please forward me any information that you may have on Urban Farm 
 projects that you know of or are involved with. I can be reached at 
 G*@permaculture.net.

 Sincerely,

 Greg Peterson
 www.urbanfarm.org
 www.permaculture.net

 -- 

 The Urban Oasis Center for Sustainable Communities
 Mission
 To generate urban community experience
 through leadership and education
 that creates sustainable living.

 Greg Peterson
 602/279-3713
 800/678-8848

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