Archive

Robert Litt, founder of The Urban Farm Store, in Portland, OR, comments on his customer base, and more generally implicated, the makeup of the patrons of this ‘urban agriculture’ movement going on. The Urban Farm Store is approaching it’s second birthday, and is smack in the middle of Portland’s southeastern side on Belmont St. They... read more

Stefan Meyer, farm manager of Growing Lots Urban Farm in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He’s finishing up his first year in production, having successfully served a seven-member CSA for the surrounding community. His farm is pretty rad, he’s basically farming concrete. Landscape cloth and soil on top of what was once called a parking lot. Solid.

To call them labrynthic would imply negativity. Give you the idea that you’ll become irrevocably entangled, wandering blindly, waiting for the Minotaur to find you and put an end to them. I would not, however, describe the way Godsil releases his words with any other metaphor. Olde’s labrynth is not made of prickly death bushes,... read more

If I learned anything from What About Bob, it is the merit of baby steps. Take it slow, have a plan, get excited, but think about your excitement. Be smart. Be responsible. These suggestions are Peter’s response to the question of what advice he could offer to folks who were interested in starting up an... read more