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A terraced hillside with stone retaining walls under construction evokes a finca urbana vibe. Trees with yellow and brown leaves are scattered, and bare patches of soil are visible. A road curves around the site, reminiscent of Manhattan streets, with buildings visible in the distance.

En Manhattan, una Nueva Finca Urbana Hará Florecer el Desarrollo Juvenil

By Tim W. Shenk / April 14, 2025

Oportunidades para juventud de la ciudad de Nueva York conocer sus raíces, tanto en el sentido de sus tradiciones familiares como en el de las mismas raíces, tallos, y hojas…

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A terraced hillside with stone retaining walls under construction evokes a finca urbana vibe. Trees with yellow and brown leaves are scattered, and bare patches of soil are visible. A road curves around the site, reminiscent of Manhattan streets, with buildings visible in the distance.

Manhattan Urban Farm to Prioritize Youth Development

By Tim W. Shenk / April 14, 2025

An opportunity for New York City youth to connect to their roots, both in the sense of their family traditions as well as the actual roots, stems, leaves, and vines…

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In the News: How We’re Imagining the Future of Urban Agriculture

By Talia Isaacson / April 6, 2021

In 2019, our director Anu Ranjarajan, and Molly Riordan, now an urban agriculture specialist with our program, published a report titled “The Promise of Urban Agriculture.” This report was drawn…

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Healthy Soil for Urban Farm Production: Building from Scratch

By Kyle Rittenburg / January 11, 2021

Thanks to a SARE-funded grant, a nonprofit Urban Farm in Binghamton, NY, was able to experiment with new ways of creating a vegetable production field from scratch.  As we all know, a…

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Extension Plants Seeds for Urban Growth

By RJ Anderson / April 1, 2019

CCE Harvest New York urban agricultural specialists travel from their Brooklyn office by bus, subway and ferry providing educational programming and on-site technical assistance in all five boroughs for commercial…

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Growing Urban – a Lower West Side Story

By Kelsie Raucher / October 5, 2018

Two farmers are committed to providing the Buffalo, NY community with a variety of produce. By Lynnette Wright, New York FSA Public Affairs and Outreach Specialist A Perfect Blend  Prior…

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In Camden, a Hot Sauce is Helping Young Urban Entrepreneurs Fight Poverty

By Kelsie Raucher / October 5, 2018

A teen-focused entrepreneurial program in Southern NJ offers job training and education By Suzanne Cope Last fall, a half-dozen teenagers from the Southern New Jersey city of Camden brought hot…

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Mushrooms Are Fruiting in Philadelphia

By Tara Hammonds / January 10, 2017

One mushroom growing operation proves farming in the city is possible and profitable. by Molly R. Bucknum Most urban farmers have a tough time finding space to grow food. Location,…

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Growing Edible Forests as a Community

By Tara Hammonds / January 11, 2016

Communities across the United States are establishing food forests, also known as forest gardens, to ecologically grow perennial and annual foods, herbs and medicinals for free public harvesting. by Catherine…

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Small Farm in the Big City

By Carli Fraccarolli / July 6, 2015

Closing the bad-food gap in urban communities. by Regina A. Bernard-Carreno My grandfather was an “urban farmer,” in the city of Georgetown, Guyana. He farmed to eat, to feed others,…

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