So much happening in the world of urban agriculture this week!
But first a little about "decking highways", which seems to be a green roof by another name. Looks like Dallas is giving it a good hard look. At $500/square foot, gotta look at it REALLY closely.
On to the urban ag...
-Vancouver unveiled it's regional food draft report, which includes labeling local food and creating a school for sustainable agriculture. Comments are due by October 24, so have your say!
-There's a new battle brewing between big agriculture and the locavore movement. When John McCain chimes in you know it's now a national issue.
-Couldn't make either one of these, but while the ASLA has a conference on urban agriculture this weekend, the Good Food (National-International Urban & Small Farm Conference ) conference is also happening. Wouldn't it have been nice if they weren't on the same weekend???
-On the heels of the history of urban farming in New York City, comes a short post chronicling urban agriculture's history in Philly.
Lastly check out this comprehensive article on how agriculture & urban heat islands are changing regional and continental climates.
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