It sounds idyllic. Urban farming. Artichoke feathering in the sidewalk cracks; tufts of herbs for every meal, carrots from the White House lawn. But like many rosy dreams, we forget the thorns of hard work. Urban farming is hotter than jalapeño right now, but it will take public support — and lobbying Congress – if it’s [...]
August Board Meeting
Our next board meeting will be at the Urban Ecology Center on August 25 at 5:00PM. We look forward to seeing the board and any new members who want to be involved. Our Agenda will consist of:
Introductions
Minutes of January meeting (attached)
Approval of Bylaws (attached)
New Corporate status - non-stock corporation, 501(c)(3)
Approval of volunteer form - Mike [...]
Aquaponics: A Locavore’s Fish Farm?
If we don’t figure out a way to produce seafood sustainably, we may live to see a future when wild fish are too rare to eat. Fish farming has increased as an alternative to ocean fishing (nearly half of all fish eaten worldwide today are, in fact, farmed), but marine farming — raising ocean-caught fish [...]
Tour Sweet Water
Promoting urban aquaculture is a major part our mission, so when a new start up forms, it is a victory for us and for Urban Aquaculture. Sweet Water Organics is converting an old warehouse at 2151 S. Robinson into a fish and plant producing center by cutting raceways in the floor and building racks for [...]
City Gardens
This is, without a doubt, a good time to be an urban gardener. Wandering through our neighborhood, one can spy pots of tomatoes dangling from fire escapes and whole plots of veggies planted on rooftops. In part, this is due to the proselytizing of locavore foodies like Alice Waters, Michael Pollan, and all the city [...]