Photo shoot at FarmTina for the New York Post. Photo by Martina Fugazzotto

More city folk than ever are turning their homes into farms. But is living off the land as virtuous as it sounds?

By Sara Stewart
New York Post
April 6, 2011

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“Last time I was in Brooklyn, it looked like every guy there was about to ship out for the Civil War,” says Christian Lander, creator of the blog Stuff White People Like and recent author of “Whiter Shades of Pale.”

He sees the current farming craze as the latest incarnation of the hipster quest for ultimate old-timeyness. “We have this amazing thing of wanting to live in this time that never existed,” Lander says, “where everything is old-fashioned but there are still iPhones.”

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Urban farmers in Minneapolis. Photo by urbanfarming.

“It’s going to allow commercial growing in the city and really create a local food economy.”

By Madeleine Baran
Minnesota Public Radio
April 15, 2011

St. Paul, Minn. — A plan to expand urban farming in Minneapolis received final approval from the city council and Mayor R.T. Rybak on Friday.

The Urban Agriculture Policy Plan opens the door for farmers to use land for commercial farms. It also recommends incorporating urban agriculture into the city’s long-range planning efforts. As part of the plan, the city will review its land inventory to look for places to grow food.

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