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City Agriculture - October 2, 2023 [1]

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Date: 2023-10-02  

Babylon Micro-Farms - for corporate dining, student dining, senior living communities, and event and hospitality venues now in 31 states

https://babylonmicrofarms.com/

Local ecosystem restoration and food forestry - the transformation of one yard in San Antonio, TX

Green Shades - vegetal awnings

hat tip Alexandra Sokol

Festival of Debate 2023: Cities, farming, construction and greenspaces - series of 4 recorded webinars

City Farmer News - from Vancouver, BC, Canada with news of urban farming from everywhere

Montreal street in transition from parking to community garden

NYTimes on Miyawaki Forests

Editorial Comment: My sources at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate (

) report that this article brought many new members and attention to their great work.

Urban oases combine roof gardens and solar panels

Green corridors instead of heat islands in Medellin, Colombia

Improving photosynthesis in plants through genetics

Botanarchy - guerrilla gardening on public property

Editorial Comment: I’ve been known to do something similar myself from time to time and enjoy the idea that the concept of “seed bombing,” preparing balls of mud full of wildflower seeds to throw into vacant lots, seems to have gone from a kitchen table conversation in late 1970s to an underground reality today. Back in the day, I was also involved in the MA State “Fruition Program” which allowed food-producing trees and bushes to be planted on public access lands. There was even money to provide plants and minimal support.

Learning from India

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