When starting out I know urban farmers often think about raising flowers. Some how that idea usually falls off the table. Well in New Orleans someone is actually doing it in vacant lots.
-The urban agriculture movement seems to be dominated by women, does anyone out there have additional theories as to why this is so? The New York Times does ask an important question,
"if urban ag work comes to be seen as women’s work, what
will that mean for the movement’s farming model, mission and pay?"
And is the model even viable? Recent articles, like this one, assert they may lead to sustainable jobs only if the ship is a very tight one.
-Looks like there's another professor interested in food at MIT. Unlike the rest of the indoor farming industry he's making all of his findings public. Kudos!
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