Alternatively called "wildcrafting" and horticultural foodscapes by the author, I favor the latter because it is just a touch less vague although both could be employed depending on the situation. Using any old pine needles carefully arranged on the table = wild crafting, eating those pine needles carefully arranged on the table = horticultural foodscapes.
Two questions...
-Did you know that contest to create an urban farm in Atlanta was partially funded by Walmart?. They are operating at all levels from the mainstream to grassroots.
-Also, did anyone know that the USDA gives out approximately $5 million dollars per year as part of the Farmers Market Promotion Program? AS far as I can tell, this money is open to urban agriculture operations as well.
-Lastly for today comes a tidbit from Lebanon. ANERA, the American University of Beirut and the Ein El Helweh Women’s Program Center have joined forces to improve the lives of 26 women and they hope eventually, 70,000 refugees. Using vertical plantings, rooftop rain water collection systems and other urban agriculture technologies, they hope to green a landscape dominated by cement.
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