Urban Agriculture

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Urban Agriculture

• Moving Towards Sustainable Cities, Economies and
  Social Systems

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The Degradation of Urban Communities

• Sprawl
• Urban businesses move out of the inner city and
  into the suburbs
• Lack of food security

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Urban Agriculture

• The production of plants within urban communities
  to satisfy economic, social, cultural and food
  needs

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Opportunities Associated with Urban Agriculture

• Environmental
• Brownfield Remediation
• Plants as a Living Technology
• Waste Reduction
• Curb Energy Consumption

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Opportunities Associated with Urban Agriculture

• Economic
• Urban Agriculture Mainly Benefits Urban
  Communities
• Money is retained within urban communities
• CSAs
• Farm to Table Programs
• Farmers Markets

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Opportunities Associated with Urban Agriculture

• Individual and Community Development
• Community
• Development of Neighborhood Cohesion
• Decrease in Crime
• Individual
• Employment Opportunities
• Increased Health and Well Being

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Why Support Urban Ag Programs?

• Environmental Benefits
• Brownfield Remediation, Waste Reduction, Curb
  Energy Consumption
• Economic Benefits
• Money is Retained Within Urban Communities
• CSAs, Farm to Table Programs, Farmers Markets
• Social Benefits
• Community and Individual Development
• Neighborhood Cohesion and Unity, Formation of
  Neighborhood Groups, Facilitate Interactions
  Between Community Members
• Increased Opportunity for Employment and the
  Development of Leadership Skills, Gardens Reduce
  Stress and Provide Healing Therapy

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How Do You Get Involved?? (Do It Yourself!)
Organizations- o SLUG- SF League of Urban
Gardeners [phone] o Seattle P-Patch
program [phone] o Portland Anarchist
Gardening and Gleaning Collective (503)
774-9253 o Urban Wilds --gt PO Box
3831 Oakland, CA 90219 o www.cityfarmer.org
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