Monday, July 25, 2011

Michael Sigman: Urban Farming's Detroit Roots Blossom Into Global Vision

What do Kraft Foods, Coca-Cola and Home Depot have in common with Prince, Snoop Dogg and Richard Lewis?

Would you believe farming? Specifically, Urban Farming, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people create economically stable communities by growing their own food on unused city properties.

Let's get the gardening puns out of the way at the outset: Rooted in Detroit, Urban Farming broke ground in 2005, planting the seeds for a fast-growing grassroots organization that's blossomed to reap over 43,000 locations around the world, plowing forward with new sites springing up every day.


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