Leaves of San Francisco: Peter Vaernet, Brooks Park Community Garden © Binh Danh, 2010. Digital photo collage with leaf print. Image courtesy of the artist and the San Francisco Arts Commission.

Artist Binh Danh’s photographic series, Leaves of San Francisco, introduces six local green thumbs and reveals what inspires them to garden.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 22, 2010 – Director of Cultural Affairs for the San Francisco Arts Commission Luis R. Cancel is pleased to announce a new Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster series by artist Binh Danh. Leaves of San Francisco is a series of photographic posters created in collaboration with six local gardeners from diverse backgrounds who participate in the Recreation & Parks Department’s Community Garden Program. Combining a portrait of the gardener tending to his/her garden, a “leaf print” and an inspirational quote, the posters reveal a range of motivations for tilling the earth, from family traditions to public service.

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This castle is a growth area

By Rosie Boycott
London Evening Standard
15.04.10

Excerpt:

During the war, the Luftwaffe repeatedly tried to destroy The Castle as it was the main source of London’s water. They failed to score a direct hit but razed most of the surrounding area, now the site of concrete estates.

After the war, The Castle was taken out of use and remained empty until the early Nineties, when Steve Taylor acquired the building and constructed a vast and complex system of indoor climbing walls which can cater to 600 climbers (mostly kids) at a time.

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Blind Victory Gardener – Hats Off! 1940

Note: The commentator says Mr Sharper has won the ‘Dig For Victory’ Diploma.

Several M/S’s of elderly gentleman Mr Sharper kneeling down picking potatoes from his allotment in Manchester. The commentator says that he is actually blind. M/S’s of the man wheeling a barrow round his garden.

See the video here.

See more films on the next page.

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Photo by Steve Kinderman. McKenzie Knight, seated with sign, a sophomore FFA member at Eau Claire Memorial, gave third-graders from Roosevelt Elementary School an up-close look at a large farm tractor on display at the high school.

Wisconsin schools look at urban farming

By Janie Boschma
Leader-Telegram
April 15, 2010

Farming isn’t confined to farms anymore. Growing food, and in some cases raising animals, is becoming increasingly popular in urban areas, including the city of Eau Claire, as evidenced by a recent proposal to allow city residents to raise chickens.

The National FFA Organization is an American youth organization known as a Career and Technical Student Organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education. The organization, founded in 1928 as Future Farmers of America.

More photos here.

Urban garden operation grows

Marc Jacobson
ABC 12 News
04/14/10

MOUNT MORRIS TOWNSHIP — Raising chickens and growing tomatoes sounds like country life, but it’s all happening in the Flint area.

King Karate’s urban farming program for teens is getting ready for another big summer, but they need your help.

Urban farming continues to grow in Mid-Michigan. Jacky and Dora King’s Harvesting Earth Farm is preparing for its third summer season.
“It’s getting bigger and bigger, and it’s spreading throughout Genesee County,” Jacky said.

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