Joseph Swain, right, operates Swainway Urban Farm on his Clintonville property. Sustainable Clintonville members recently toured the small farm.

“We call it food landscaping”

By Kevin Parks
ThisWeek
May 19, 2010

Excerpt:

In the opinion of Joseph Swain, fast food has had its day and it’s time for “slow food” to hold sway.

Swain is a farmer. He lives in Clintonville. On the Swainway Urban Farm.

If Swain had his way, most people would be, at least a little bit, farmers as well. And he’s willing to help people learn to start growing their own food “on whatever scale they want.”

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The Growing Places Indy Slow Food Garden at White River State Park

To introduce Growing Places Indy and the concept of developing the Culture of food and urban agriculture in the city of Indianapolis, our initial project is the Growing Places Indy Slow Food Garden at White River State Park. This 6,000 sq. ft. garden, located at the intersection of Washington St. and Old National Road at the foot of the State Museum Lawn, offers the visiting public the opportunity to see, read about and get hands-on experience in a working urban vegetable farm.

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