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Growing Cities posted a blog postTruck Farm Education Coordinator
Hi all,Exciting news! Wanted to let everyone know we’re seeking a part-time, spring/summer Truck Farm Education Coordinator to begin in mid/late April. All details below.Position Title: Truck Farm Education CoordinatorDate(s): May – September 2012Wage: 25-30 hrs/week, $10.25 per hourProgram overview: Truck Farm is an edible education project which will bring farm experiences to Omaha area youth. It is a garden planted in the back of a pick-up truck that will travel around Omaha and the…See More
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Gardening in the city is where it is at! Small spaces, roof gardens, window boxes. Talk about your methods. Share your stories. Grow your knowledge.
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Caroline Malcolm commented on Growing Cities's blog post 'Inspiring Quotes from Five Urban Farmers'"Awesome reading to start the week! Thanks guys...inspiration!"
Growing Cities posted a blog postInspiring Quotes from Five Urban Farmers
Check out these inspiring quotes from our interviews with urban farmers across the country…enjoy!——————————————————————————Will Allen, Urban Farmer Growing Power, Milwaukee, WI“It takes a lot of skill to be able to grow food sustainably. Its an art form. We need to raise agriculture up to another different level like they do in Europe where farmers are on the same level as engineers and…See More
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Urban Homestead Soda
"Yay Ruby!! We were lucky enough that she joined us at last year's HOMEGROWN Village at Maker Faire Bay Area. Here's hoping she can teach again in 2012. Thank you for sharing this!!"
Growing Cities commented on Growing Cities's blog post 'Oh, what a year for Growing Cities!'"Thanks Caroline! Yes, it has been an incredible journey so far - and only more great things to come! I just checked out the site - that's neat. I previously worked on a project to learn from women farmers in New England and…"
Growing Cities posted a videoUrban Homestead Soda
K. Ruby Blume at the Institute of Urban Homesteading (IUH) in Oakland, CA shows us how to make lacto-fermented soda (recipe http://bit.ly/gcsodarecipe). This step-by-step video gives you a simple, healthy, and delicious recipe to make some of your…
Caroline Malcolm commented on Growing Cities's blog post 'Oh, what a year for Growing Cities!'"Hey Guys! Great stuff you've got going on...I'm excited to see the finished project! The skills you've learned, conversations you've had and things you've experienced must be invaluable. Good luck with the next phase of your…"
Growing Cities posted a blog postOh, what a year for Growing Cities!
The end of 2011 marks a year of production on Growing Cities for Dan and I (Andrew)! We feel so fortunate and pleased to be working on this film and can’t wait to have a final product to show everyone. Although there is a long road ahead to reach that point we’ve really come a long way in twelve months. From dreaming of the open road and planning the itinerary last winter, to the road trip this summer, to a three-month stay in San Francisco transcribing the film – we have experienced and…See More
Growing Cities posted a videoFarmer D's Young Farmer Advice
A great excerpt from our interview with Daron Joffe (aka Farmer D), a leading figure in the biodynamic and organic farming movements, as well as eco-entrepreneur and owner of Farmer D Organics Garden Center in Atlanta, GA. In this clip he offers…
Growing Cities posted a videoCompass Green Mobile Greenhouse
"If you can grow food in the back of a truck, you can grow it anywhere!" That's what we learned from the Compass Green project in Brooklyn, NY - its an old truck that has been transformed into mobile greenhouse that is touring the country to teach…
Growing Cities posted a blog postHayes Valley Farm Kids
Finally catching up on the blog – its been a crazy last few weeks literally glued to our computer screens. But we’re making progress!Here are some photos of our visit at Hayes Valley Farm – a 2.5 acre community and educational farm in the middle of San Francisco. The farm is located on an old freeway on-ramp and when you step on the farm you can still see the where the roadway once was – although, its now covered…See More
Growing Cities posted a blog postAccidental farmers: Back to the Roots
Neither Alex Velez (pictured above with Andrew Monbouquette) nor Nikhil Arora had any idea how to grow food before they met. But in the past couple of years the two cofounders of Back to the Roots have become known as “the mushroom guys” for figuring out how to grow oyster mushrooms out of…See More
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- Growing Cities is feature-length documentary that examines the role of urban farming in America and asks how much power it has to revitalize our cities and change the way we eat.
Growing Cities is a project of Dan Susman and Andrew Monbouquette, two friends who take a road trip across country to meet the men and women who are challenging the way this country grows and distributes its food, one vacant city lot, rooftop garden, and backyard chicken coop at a time.
Through their travels they discover that good food isn’t the only crop these urban visionaries are harvesting - they’re producing stronger and more vibrant communities, too.
Through this film they hope to inspire city dwellers across the country to join the urban agriculture movement, reinforce and strengthen existing city farming efforts that are happening all around us, and seed the next generation of sustainable farmers and eaters.
We'd love for you to join us in this journey! To find out how go to: www.growingcitiesmovie.com
- Latest greatest meal cooked at home:
- Mmmmm...we'll put a twist on this one. Latest and greatest *urban farmed* meal we've eaten:
It has to be the delicious potluck we had in Austin with the community of urban farmers there. From urban farmed squirrel to homegrown veggies and backyard fresh eggs, it was superb!
- Currently reading:
- Breaking Through Concrete
- Currently listening to:
- NPR, This American Life, Democracy Now!
- My latest DIY project:
- This film is pretty DIY...really the only thing we've had time to work on lately. Although figuring out how to bike around San Francisco with full set of camera equipment has been pretty interesting.
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- http://www.growingcitiesmovie.com
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Who is an urban farmer? Sneak peek video!
Our latest video featuring urban farmers from across the country + stop motion vegetables. Stay tuned for full trailer coming in April!
Posted on March 22, 2012 at 3:00pm
Truck Farm Education Coordinator
Hi all,
Exciting news! Wanted to let everyone know we’re seeking a part-time, spring/summer Truck Farm Education Coordinator to begin in mid/late April. All details below.
Position Title: Truck Farm Education Coordinator
Date(s): May – September 2012
Wage: 25-30 hrs/week, $10.25 per hour
Program overview: Truck Farm is an edible education…
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 2:28pm
Inspiring Quotes from Five Urban Farmers
Check out these inspiring quotes from our interviews with urban farmers across the country…enjoy!
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Will Allen, Urban Farmer Growing Power, Milwaukee, WI…
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 11:00am — 2 Comments
Oh, what a year for Growing Cities!
The end of 2011 marks a year of production on Growing Cities for Dan and I (Andrew)! We feel so fortunate and pleased to be working on this film and can’t wait to have a final product to show everyone. Although there is a long road ahead to reach that point we’ve really come a long way in twelve months. From dreaming of the open road and planning the itinerary last winter, to the road trip this summer, to a three-month stay in San Francisco transcribing the film – we have experienced and…
ContinuePosted on December 21, 2011 at 11:04am — 2 Comments
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