City soil provides food production, temperature control and water filtration that makes urban areas healthier places to live.

While many people think of rural landscapes as agricultural hubs, more and more people are realizing the benefits of growing food, flowers, and fiber in urban spaces. Urban cores and peri-urban spaces ...

LOWELL — Nestled in a corner of Pawtucketville, and accessed via a one-lane dirt path barely visible between towering pine trees, sits an urban oasis called the Big Urban Farm. The four-acre space — ...

Easton Urban Farm invites children from ages five to ten to a educational and art filled morning Monday, June 30, 2025, in Easton. Attendees are given a tour of the garden, an opportunity to pick ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --A Chicago farm is offering an eco-friendly and furry way to dispose of your Christmas tree. The Urban Growers Collective, in the South Chicago neighborhood, will turn your tree into a ...

Lack of accessibility and availability of fresh produce in urban settings is increasing. As large grocery stores move out of urban areas, fresh produce availability has become more challenging. In ...

One year after Philadelphia released its first plan for support urban gardening and farming, city officials emphasized the importance of urban agriculture and called for new investments during a City ...

Urban farming is often heralded as a practical solution to food deserts, providing fresh produce to communities where unjust urban planning and policy have limited access to nutritious options. But ...

Healthy soils do far more than simply support infrastructure: they sustain resilient and green cities. support the health of ...

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Inside Zion United Methodist Church in North Las Vegas is a high-tech lab ready to empower the community with education on how to grow your own food sustainably in the desert. “We can grow with 95% ...