In New York a few organizations have banded together to establish a rather large shade food forest. Stay tuned, this is definitely a first for that area.
-Here's an awesome infographic detailing the major ways buildings can grow food.
-It was just last week I was writing about agrihoods, here's one in Chicago in the works.
-A number of people are drawn to aquaponics because it offers self-sufficiency. Two brothers hope that one day every Native American tribe will have their own operation.
-I was reading an article about how vertical farming have yet to take off in New York City, despite the best efforts of many enthusiasts. One entrepreneur thinks things could heat up as urban agriculture systems become embraced as amenities.
For me there a few things which are hard to square. If food is essential why is it so lightly regulated? One day, could we see food be more closely regulated, since so much of our food is made up of a regulated resource...water. With California experiencing droughts, will politicians there (maybe in 10 years???) and in other drought stricken locations advise, then perhaps incentivize, farmers to grow certain water friendly crops? Will home owners battle farmers for the rights to water and how they can use it?
Will the government one day be responsible for growing food for everyone...and locally?
Speaking of land battles, here's one happening today in Ontario as farmers disagree with conservationists about the use of an urban park.
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