growfoodraisehell:

Not only do I raise hell, but I also grow food.  You must break your need and your identification for and with the systems that enslave you.

(via socialuprooting)

zeitgeistmovement:

Woman Facing 93 Days In Jail For Growing Organic Vegetable Garden!

(Source: socialuprooting)

hippieflavor:

composting is a great way to generate rich fertilzer for your garden and cut back dramatically on the volume of your household’s waste. this article is a great place to get the information you need to get started.

hippieflavor:

“In 1995, Eli Zabar, renegade scion of the famous West Side Zabar family, whose markets have been serving New Yorkers for 75 years, began building greenhouses atop his two- and three-story brick buildings on the Upper East Side. These greenhouses, covering nearly a half-acre in area, are producing greens, tomatoes, berries, andeven figs that are sold—not cheaply!—in his market downstairs.” (via Growing Food Locally - Integrating Agriculture Into the Built Environment — City Farmer News)

mothernaturenetwork:

Todmorden: A town where greenthumbs, not sticky fingers, prevail
The Daily Mail pays a visit to Todmorden, a quaint British town that’s littered with raised vegetable and herb gardens where residents can grow — and take — whatever they fancy.

The ethnically and economically diverse mill town of about 15,000 residents is home to Incredible Edible, an ambitious, agrarian-minded scheme that’s brought together an entire community under one common goal: to become completely self-sufficient in food by the year 2018.

(via socialuprooting)

urbangreens:

Submitted by Marijke Bruinsma:

EETHUIS (eathouse) is a small house made of a scaffold structure and covered with eatable green (vegetables, herbs and flowers). We’ve built the house, the green has grown very well and we’ve had a nice harvest.

www.ateliergras.nl

This is the BEST!  Click-through for more photos!

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hippieflavor:

urbangreens:

urban agriculture in Holyoke, Massachusetts » City Farmer News)

“Nuestras Raíces was founded in 1992 by the members of La Finquita community garden in South Holyoke to manage the garden and with the goal of developing a greenhouse in downtown Holyoke. Nuestras Raíces is building cultural pride as well as the ability of low-income Latinos in Holyoke to address environmental, economic development, substance abuse, and food security issues.”