Photo by by donkeycart. The Urban Orchard is a homegrown fruit and vegetable exchange established by Friends of the Earth Adelaide and the Goodwood Goodfood Co-op. It meets on the first Saturday of every month to share surplus backyard produce, conversation and skills. Visit website here.

55 minutes of audio discussion on Australia Talks

ABC Radio National
April 5, 2010

Agriculture in Australia accounts for less than five percent of GDP – about the same as the creative industries – yet the world’s food supply faces unprecedented challenges from population growth, and climate change. Could urban food production be a possible solution? Join us for a special edition of Australia Talks recorded at the Queensland State Library with contributors to the latest Griffith Review: “Food Chain”.

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Stadtgärtnerin Gwen Schantz. Photo Heike Buchter

Von wegen, in den USA schützt keiner die Umwelt! Gwen Schantz aus Brooklyn will nachhaltig wirtschaften – und zwar auf ihrem Dach.

Who said no one in the United States protects the environment! Gwen Schantz from Brooklyn will operate sustainably – and on the roof.

Zeit Online
In German
April 4, 2010

Excerpt:

Gwen Schantz sieht so aus, wie man sich eine New Yorkerin aus einem angesagten Viertel vorstellt: Die Augen verborgen hinter enormen Designergläsern, an den Ohren gehämmerte Silberscheiben, dazu ein lässiges gelbes Hoodie-Sweatshirt und derbe Stiefel. Nur, dass sie die Stiefel tatsächlich braucht. Schantz ist Bäuerin – auf den Dächern Brooklyns.

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Blue Pike Farm by Carl J. Skalak, Jr. See larger image here.

Blue Pike Farm

Blue Pike Farm is the first farm started in Cleveland proper in the 21st Century. We are dedicated to growing fresh products, using natural and sustainable agricultural practices. To that end we collect and compost organic matter from local municipalities, coffee shops and roasteries, and local food markets.

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Abeni and MilkyWay.

LaBrie Family Farm

By Novella Carpenter
Author of Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer
April 4, 2010

Excerpt from her blog:

I’m ready to announce it to the world: I’m starting another urban farm. It’s in San Lorenzo (okay, maybe it’s a suburban farm…). One acre, a barn, with fruit trees and fields. My farm partner, Abeni, brought some of the goats up today and installed them in their new digs. Read about it here, at the new blog, LaBrieFamilyFarm.

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