Urban Agriculture

Tom Vilsack breaks ground at the USDA People's Garden. (Photo credit: Tom Witham, USDA)

The Field Report: We Asked the USDA About Its New Garden—and Its Larger Climate Goals

May 5, 2022

Plus, the White House will host a Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health; new research on Black farmers’ land loss.

Public Libraries Are Making It Easy to Check Out Seeds—and Plant a Garden

By Bridget Shirvell

April 25, 2022

The MLK branch of the Oakland Public Library. (Photo credit: Celia Davis / OPL)

The Urban Farms Growing Community in Vacant Chicago Lots

By Jordyn Harrison, YES! Magazine

February 18, 2022

Seamus Ford stands at the north corner of the garden after giving a tour in October 2021. (Photo by Jordyn Harrison)

NYC Community Gardeners Might Have New Protection in the Fight Against Development

By Greta Moran

February 7, 2022

The Garden of Eden in the Bronx. (Photo credit: Greta Moran)

A Farm Grows Atop a Convention Center in NYC

By Bridget Shirvell

December 8, 2021

planting crops on the rooftop farm and urban farm at javits convention center in new york city.

A Baltimore Urban Farm Fights for Food Sovereignty in the Face of Eviction

By Jaisal Noor, Yes! Magazine

December 3, 2021

Black Yield Institute’s Cherry Hill Urban Community Garden. (Photo by Jaisal Noor)

In Tucson, ‘Barrio-Supported Agriculture’ Feeds the Latino Community

By Lourdes Medrano, YES! Magazine

October 22, 2021

Tuscon's first locally sustainable and organic food truck sponsored by the Flowers and Bullets Collective.

Op-ed: 6 Reasons People of Color Should Grow Their Own Food

By Sarah Ratliff

September 3, 2021

An adult and child, both people of color, are planting kale in the garden on a sunny day

Meet the Black Women Driving New Ag Policy

By Nadra Nittle

August 24, 2021

Black women farmer-politicians. From left: Kim Jackson of Georgia, Sonya Harper of Illinois, and Juanita Brent of Ohio.

In St. Louis, Tosha Phonix is Growing Food Justice

By Hannah Wallace and Tosha Phonix

July 1, 2021

Tosha Phonix stands outside the goat pen.

These Garden Mentors Are Growing Equity

By Lisa Held

June 11, 2021

Share a Seed Founder Reana Kovalcik (right) chats with Erin Palmer, ANC 4B02 Commissioner. (Photo credit: Hannah Packman, Slow Food DC)

The Race to Transform a Wisconsin Farm into a Justice-Focused Agrihood

By Susan Shain

May 12, 2021

Civil Eats TV: Planting with Purpose at Urban Tilth

By The Civil Eats Editors

April 6, 2021

Doria Robinson in the fields at Urban Tilth's North Richmond Farm

As Food Scrap Collection Peaks, NYC Community Compost Sites Face Evictions

By Greta Moran

March 3, 2021

Food scraps at the Lower East Side Ecology Center's compost yard.

It Took a Group of Black Farmers to Start Fixing Land Ownership Problems in Detroit

By Rhonda J. Smith, Planet Detroit

November 6, 2020

The Oakland Avenue Urban Farm. (Photo courtesy of Planet Detroit)

Without a ‘Right to Garden’ Law, It May Be Illegal to Grow Your Own Food

By Lydia Lee

October 16, 2020

Op-ed: How Urban Agriculture Can Fight Racism in the Food System

By Karen Washington

July 10, 2020

Karen Washington in her urban farm. Photo courtesy of Bioneers.

Rediscovering Detroit’s Roots Through Indigenous Food

By Jeff Burtka

June 18, 2020

Shiloh Maples in the Sacred Roots garden holding Walpole Island flint corn. Some of the seed will be saved for the seed library and some will be used in food processing workshops. (Photo courtesy of Shiloh Maples)

‘Fertile Ground’ Explores How Jackson, Mississippi, Is Charting a Better Food Future

By Nadra Nittle

June 10, 2020

A man harvesting fresh produce in a greenhouse in Jackson, Missippi.

Feeding an Indigenous Community and Rematriating Seeds in Minneapolis

By Nadra Nittle

June 9, 2020

Students working in the garden at Dream of Wild Health

A Vietnamese Farmers’ Cooperative in New Orleans Offers a Lesson in Resilience

By Sarah Sax

May 1, 2020

The Rebirth of Urban Ag is a Coronavirus Silver Lining

By Jason Mark

April 15, 2020

The New York Artist Reintroducing Wild, Edible Foods

By Doug Bierend

January 3, 2020

Candace Thompson standing in nature with edible plants

Women Chefs and Farmers Are the Backbone of Detroit’s Food System

By Brittany Hutson

December 12, 2019

From left: Ederique Goudia of Gabriel Hall, Reniel Billups , Brittiany Peeler of Experience Relish, and Le'Genevieve Squires of Experience Relish. (Photo © Val Waller.)

Pittsburgh Grows Urban Gardens in the Fight Against Gentrification

By Kenny Gould

December 6, 2019

Urban Agriculture

The Field Report: We Asked the USDA About Its New Garden—and Its Larger Climate Goals

Public Libraries Are Making It Easy to Check Out Seeds—and Plant a Garden

The Urban Farms Growing Community in Vacant Chicago Lots

NYC Community Gardeners Might Have New Protection in the Fight Against Development

A Farm Grows Atop a Convention Center in NYC

Today’s food system is complex.

A Baltimore Urban Farm Fights for Food Sovereignty in the Face of Eviction

In Tucson, ‘Barrio-Supported Agriculture’ Feeds the Latino Community

Op-ed: 6 Reasons People of Color Should Grow Their Own Food

Meet the Black Women Driving New Ag Policy

In St. Louis, Tosha Phonix is Growing Food Justice

These Garden Mentors Are Growing Equity

The Race to Transform a Wisconsin Farm into a Justice-Focused Agrihood

Civil Eats TV: Planting with Purpose at Urban Tilth

As Food Scrap Collection Peaks, NYC Community Compost Sites Face Evictions

It Took a Group of Black Farmers to Start Fixing Land Ownership Problems in Detroit

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Without a ‘Right to Garden’ Law, It May Be Illegal to Grow Your Own Food

Op-ed: How Urban Agriculture Can Fight Racism in the Food System

Rediscovering Detroit’s Roots Through Indigenous Food

‘Fertile Ground’ Explores How Jackson, Mississippi, Is Charting a Better Food Future

Feeding an Indigenous Community and Rematriating Seeds in Minneapolis

A Vietnamese Farmers’ Cooperative in New Orleans Offers a Lesson in Resilience

The Rebirth of Urban Ag is a Coronavirus Silver Lining

The New York Artist Reintroducing Wild, Edible Foods

Women Chefs and Farmers Are the Backbone of Detroit’s Food System

Pittsburgh Grows Urban Gardens in the Fight Against Gentrification