Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recycling construction materials and water can make urban agriculture more sustainable. Lauren Moore/USDA Urban agriculture is ...

"Urban agriculture could significantly strengthen local food systems, improve urban resilience, and reduce the environmental impacts associated with long-distance food transportation," explains the ...

Fruit and vegetables grown on urban farms, which are often touted as a healthier and more sustainable, are often more carbon-intensive than conventionally grown food, according to research published ...

Urban agriculture has the potential to decentralize food supplies, provide environmental benefits like wildlife habitat, and mitigate environmental footprints, but researchers have identified ...

A few years back, the Internet was abuzz with the idea of vertical farms running down the sides of urban towers, with the idea that growing crops where they’re actually consumed could eliminate the ...

Editor’s note: This story is the first in a new series about urban farming. Urban agriculture is as varied as its locale and model. Whether a community garden, an urban rooftop or green roof garden, ...

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How much can really be done on a small farm in the city? Land is expensive. While I sympathize with the ideal of preserving agriculture, I wonder if that alone is enough to create a system where we ...

It’s been 10,000 years since the agricultural revolution gave rise to cities. Agriculture now covers more than half of the world’s habitable land, and is spreading at a rate of about 15 million acres ...

Urban agriculture is expected to be an important feature of 21st century sustainability and can have many benefits for communities and cities, including providing fresh produce in neighborhoods with ...