#agrihood

[intelligentchristianlady]

Don't jump on me--I know the number of acres is wrong. It's actually three acres. And it does not supply ALL the dietary needs of 2,000 households. It's still a wonderful initiative.

[thoughtportal]

America's first urban 'agrihood' feeds 2,000 households for free

The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative is debuting a sustainable urban agrihood in Detroit, and are transforming an abandoned building into a community center.

[pitikbulag]

Thank you Wayne State University School of Medicine @waynestate for giving your time at the farm 08/3/2019. MUFI welcomes volunteers every Saturday from 10am-4pm. Just drop by...we have a variety of things to do at the farm for all ages. Thank you, #volunteers! 📸ctto @kulotsky1991 #MUFI #northend #detroit #agrihood #urbanfarming #summer2019 #farm #garden #wsu #waynestate #wsumed #schoolofmedicine #volunteer #donate #thankyou (at The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative (MUFI)) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0tn-oDF7mH/?igshid=1rjcvkuagx8mh

[agritecture]

The Challenges of a California "Agrihood"

Agrihoods are popping up all over the U.S., and highlight the importance of creating a strong farm plan at the onset.

[solarpunks]

The urban farms greening Paris

The French capital is aiming to cover itself with more than 100 hectares of rooftop gardens and green walls by 2020.

France's famously beautiful capital is not a place you'd expect to find chickens, beehives and rows of neatly planted cabbages -- but urban farming is flourishing in Paris.

It all started when the city's mayor, Anne Hidalgo, who was elected in 2014, declared her intention to make Paris a greener city. The Paris government responded to her call in 2016 by launching Parisculteurs, a project which aims to cover the city's rooftops and walls with 100 hectares (247 acres) of vegetation by 2020. One third of the green space, according to its plan, should be dedicated to urban farming.

So far, 74 companies and public institutions have signed a charter to partner with the city in developing urban agriculture.

"Paris not only intends to produce fruit and vegetables but also (plans to) invent a new urban model ... Citizens want new ways to get involved in the city's invention and be the gardeners," says Penelope Komites, deputy mayor of Paris, who is in charge of the city's parks and green spaces.

"Three years ago, people laughed at my plan. Today, citizens are producing (produce) on roofs and in basements. We are also asked by numerous cities around the world to present the Parisian approach."

(via The urban farms greening Paris | CNN)

See also The Flower Tower of Paris and Urban Farming in Havana & Montreal 

[pitikbulag]

Bountiful harvest at Michigan Urban Farming Initiative @mufigram Ever grateful. Summer harvest 2018. #urbanagriculture #urbanfarming #agrihood #detroit #northend #volunteers #donate #farm #mufi #summerharvest #vegetables (at The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative (MUFI)) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnwqKwDhygs2QtlxLR3iWPei2QIQc6vWjNbRwQ0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=j9819a64aif9

[pitikbulag]

Volunteers welcome every Saturday from 10am-4pm. #MUFI #detroit #northend #farm #farming #urbanagriculture #agrihood #urbanfarm #flowers #vegetable #thankyou #volunteers (at The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative (MUFI))

[pitikbulag]

Our luscious #mint . #detroit #MUFI #agrihood #urbanfarm #urbanagriculture #farming #herb #garden Michigan Urban Farming Initiative (at The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative (MUFI))