July internet gleanings

Foraging has really picked up steam in the last couple of years; after all it's always fun to pick up tasty morsels during your journey. I find the same is true on the web. Sometimes I find some interesting tidbits along the way.

-The Guardian has churned out some pretty good GILA articles recently. Here they profile some projects from around the world, two of which are relatively underreported, one in Deu Horta Na Telha, Sao Paulo. And the other in Tokyo. Who wouldn't want tomatoes hanging from a ceiling in the staff meeting room?

-Similarly the Christian Science Monitor mentions urban agriculture in Cuba, which many people have heard all about, but also profiles Lima, Peru, which is the personification of under the radar. Did you know that two water treatment plants will treat one hundred percent of the city’s wastewater by the end of 2014? Lima can irrigate the green areas in and around the city including community gardens.

-Here's a fantastic study covering 250 urban farms across the US and Canada. What urban agriculture activities do they engage in, where are their operations set up, how are they funded and what is their budget plus much, much more.

-We can add asbestos to the list of contaminants found in the soil of community urban gardens.

-This urban WWOOFer has done great work in Denver. Juggling (forgot about signing up) over 20 clients) is quite a feat.

-Of course I am blogging about this document because of the urban agriculture component, but the whole thing is fantastic, especially if you are into forecasting the future of cities.

-The last story today is a small disagreement over a $250,000 green roof. At Cleveland State University the 7,000 square foot gift is being disassembled because...well...there are two versions to the story.

Two urban agriculture firsts for new york city + Urban horticulture around the world

It's been a while since we did a global urban agriculture crawl...First up is Morocco.

Future Megacities - Urban Agriculture in Casablanca, Morocco from crossdocs on Vimeo.


Next is Lima, Peru where city officials are betting on urban agriculture to help stem malnourition and poverty.

Last up is Bangalore, India. This article has two amazing things going for it: It briefly details urban agriculture in Bangalore and introduces us (or at least me) to a much richer way to describe "urban agriculture". I'll have to start using terms like "urban horticulture" and "terrace gardening" more often. Secondly, look at that picture!

-I am always on the look out for the project which can be crowned the biggest, best or first green roof or biggest green wall. The title of first rooftop farm on a housing project goes to New York City.
How about the oldest rooftop farm? For now the title stay in New York City as well!