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World’s Largest Rooftop Urban Farm is Set to Open in Paris Next Year
Using a specialized “vertical farming” technique, the French garden will use very little water and absolutely no pesticides.
Another Vacant Warehouse Turned into Organic Urban Farm
The Hamm’s Brewery in St. Paul, Minnesota closed in 1997, but now one of the vacant buildings is being renovated into an urban farm.
A...
Vast Urban Farm Grows Fish, Food In Old Chicago Meat Plant
On the third floor of an old meat-packing plant is a humid hothouse filled with rows of greens and sprouts, even exotic white strawberries....
Urban Farmer Envisioning 5-Story Farm Named to Time’s Most Influential 100
It's hard to imagine a five-story farm in the middle of a city, but if Milwaukee urban farmer Will Allen is behind the idea,...
Urban Farmer Sells Affordable Fruits and Veggies, Envisions Skyscraper Farms
When most people think of farms, they think flat, endless fields of corn or wheat in the heartland of America. Former professional basketball player...
Cuba’s Urban Farming Program a Stunning Success
"Cuba's urban farming program has been a stunning, and surprising, success. The farms, many of them on tiny plots now supply much of Cuba's...
Three Valencia Cemeteries to Play Host to Largest Urban Solar Farm in Spain
Another European city has taken up the idea of utilizing the space over its cemeteries for generating solar power, a project it calls Requiem...
The Largest Urban Rooftop Farm in the World is Now Bearing Fruit (and More) in Paris
Agripolis, an urban farming firm, is beginning to produce fruit and vegetables for businesses and citizens in Paris with the largest rooftop farm on earth.
Tiny Family Farm Thrives on 1/5 Acre in Heart of Suburban Neighborhood
In the Los Angeles community of Pasadena -- a suburban mix of nice restaurants and well-tended front lawns -- there is a home wedged...
‘Sponge’ Cities Combat Urban Flooding by Letting Nature Do the Work
In China, a landscape architect is reimagining cities across the vast country by working with nature to combat flooding through the 'sponge city' concept.
But...
Armed with Backpacks of Seeds, Local Pooches Enlisted to Help Rewild Urban Nature Reserve
Inspired by an innovative Chilean forest restoration effort, the English town of Lewes is enlisting the help of dog walkers to rewild a local...
Vacant Office Near D.C. Turns Into Indoor Farm–Using Empty Buildings to Grow Food
Arlington, Virginia is like a gateway to the city of Washington D.C. Part of the Metro line, but across the Potomac, it's nevertheless a...
Incredible Discovery Beneath the Southern Amazon Reveals Urban-Agrarian Society Never Seen Before
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel.
If one searches “Casarabe Culture” in a search engine,...
European Cities Are Turning Rooftops Into Community and Sustainability Hubs: ‘A revolution in urban planning’
Across Europe, intrepid artists, planners, and architects are transforming the flat, grey rooftops of the continent into lively community hubs.
From public parks to art...
Hundreds of Solar Farms Built Atop Closed Landfills Are Turning Brownfields into Green Fields
One of the big knocks against solar panels is how much land they take up compared to how much power they generate. But what...
Towering Over the City, This ‘Farmscraper’ Will Produce 270 tons of Food from Hydroponics on 51-Stories
Combining a vertical farm and office space into a single 51-storey concept out of Chinese mythology, an Italian architect is completing the Shenzhen skyline...
This New Mixed-Income Housing Complex Comes with its Own Farm Near San Francisco
Have you ever wanted to live on a farm, but without having to do all the hard work or needing to drive an hour...
This 2-Acre Vertical Farm Produces More Than ‘Flat Farms’ That Are Using 720 Acres
Another massively successful vertical farming startup is pushing the future of farming towards the sky, literally and figuratively.
From an ag-tech startup named Plenty, a...
Rather Than Importing Their Food, Coastal Cities Can Build Their Own Floating Farms—Like This One
This 3-story floating farm is the first of its kind in Rotterdam—and the creators hope that it will inspire other cities to build their own.
Four Teens Ask For Summer Jobs On Farm To Avoid Joining Gang
Instead of spending their summers hanging around hooligans, these four middle schoolers decided to get a head start on their careers and apply for...