[Akroncooperative-news] Urban agriculture comes to Bloomington

[Lawrence Parker]

Lawrence A. Parker
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Urban agriculture comes to Bloomington

The phrases "urban agriculture" and "urban farming" have become more common as people gain awareness of organic growing techniques, permaculture design, and food security. The city of Bloomington recently noted this national trend when it amended its UDO to approve urban agriculture, which it defined as "the growing of food crops through plant cultivation."

That came about thanks to John Galuska and his wife Alice Dobie-Galuska, who joined others in lobbying the city for the change. Before the amendment was unanimously approved by City Council, it had been unclear whether the city might conceivably restrict a homeowner's vegetable gardening activities. Now, urban gardeners can breathe a sigh of relief.

'Bad Seed' urban farm is a labor of love, though it ruffles some neighbors' feathers

Brooke Salvaggio's arms are strong. Muscled. Her hair, swooped up in two tiny pigtails wrapped with a scarf she bought in Vietnam. Dirt under her fingernails. Dirty jeans. Dirty sky-blue garden Crocs on her feet. And a rising welt from a mosquito bite above her eyes just minutes ago.

But she's found her piece of heaven. She and her husband, Dan Heryer, both 27, are happiest when they're here in south Kansas City, playing in the dirt in this place they named "Bad Seed Farm."

Food Preparedness The Nation's Need - 1917 Popular Mechanics

"People in the cities are feeling the pressure of unprecedented prices. To combat actual want, it is imperative that they modify their system of living and become producers. Back yards, vacant lots, and unoccupied tracts of land in outlying districts are available for cultivation. National security demands that they be developed."

Urban agriculture project in Victoria Harbour, Melbourne, Australia

Docklands has come a step closer to achieving a community garden with the establishment of a demonstration urban agriculture project in Victoria Harbour.

A project of the Future Canvas organisation, the garden is a six-month experiment playfully called "reforestation" and is the brain-child of 25-year-old environmentalist Emily Ballantyne-Brodie.

Ms Ballantyne-Brodie said Docklanders could expect to see food grown in raised beds in a small plot on Victoria Harbour in front of Dock 5.



   
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