Farming

Crop Prices Urge Farmers to Reconsider Golf Course

As crop prices rise, Iowa land formerly thought useless for farming is being tilled and planted.

4 January 2012 - 7:00am

The New York Times

Africa's Urban Harvest

Faced with climate change and poverty, Africans are focusing on a new farming frontier: the cities.

28 November 2011 - 2:00pm

OnEarth

Local Workers Hard to Come By in Colorado

Farmers face more uncertainty, as costs of labor increases and reliability decreases.

6 October 2011 - 7:00am

The New York Times

Community Gardens and Farms as Detroit Renewal Tools

As the city of Detroit struggles with population loss and dwindling industrial jobs, farms and community gardens offer the city a positive nudge.

20 May 2011 - 8:00am

The New York Times

Farming the Subdivision

Agricultural spaces are increasingly being included in housing developments.

10 February 2011 - 8:00am

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Troubles Persist in California's Delta

The process of re-designing California's Delta to protect endangered species, feed the state's farms and serve freshwater to its residents has become further complicated.

15 December 2010 - 1:00pm

The New York Times

'Garden Blocks' to Feed Urbanity

The relationship between agriculture and cities is becoming increasingly important. Daniel Nairn suggests building "garden blocks" within cities to meet community food needs.

9 July 2010 - 10:00am

Grist

Farming Settles into the City

The idea of urban farming has gone from fringe to functional, with backyards plots and small infill operations teeming across North America. Lloyd Alter takes a look at the trend.

7 April 2010 - 5:00am

Azure Magazine

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Ideas to Transform India's Cities

Scholars from the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad discuss how to remake the country's urban areas into sources of economic prosperity.

30 March 2010 - 10:00am

The Wall Street Journal

Sustainable Urban Farming Through Aquaponics

Aquaponics offer urbanites a new way to farm sustainably in space- and resource-poor areas.

22 February 2010 - 5:00am

The New York Times

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Fish: the Future of Urban Farming

Cityscape Farms has developed a new technique for farming fish along with vegetables in combined urban food systems that allows them to farm in developed areas.

29 January 2010 - 10:00am

Good

The Planetizen News Brief - 12/31/09

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Population growth slows in the U.S., air quality rules challenge density in California, and farmers look at Detroit as a new agricultural center -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

31 December 2009 - 5:00am

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A Farm Future for Detroit?

Agricultural investors are buying up abandoned and empty land in Detroit -- making a big wager on the future of the city as a farm town.

30 December 2009 - 7:00am

Los Angeles Times

Fighting Drought in California

Three years into a statewide drought, California officials have taken drastic steps to reduce water use in cities and farms. 60 Minutes looks at the drought and efforts to combat the water shortage.

29 December 2009 - 10:00am

CBS

California Legislators Pushing For Resolution to Water Crisis

Legislators in California are forming a special session to try to tackle the state's crippling water woes. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is hoping they can hammer out a deal within the week.

15 October 2009 - 7:00am

The New York Times

Is the Local Food Movement Misguided?

Eating local is in vogue, as the environmental impacts of industrialized agriculture surface. But is eating local really the right response? One author says maybe not.

6 September 2009 - 9:00am

Forbes

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Feeding the World in 2050

Growing populations and diminishing land will make feeding people a challenge in the near future. This piece from Popular Science looks at eight strategies to keep the world fed.

17 August 2009 - 10:00am

Popular Science

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