DC UrbanGreens

This details the work of DC UrbanGreens and how its greenhouse farm aims to grow food to support the local community.

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urban agriculture, dc, farming, vegetables

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A person in a brimmed hat and a blue tank top stands near a table filled with large dishes of food in an outdoor, tropical setting.

Josiane describing each dish that was made collectively at Sofia and Gus', with home-grown garden ingredients and without connection to any municipal water or power. (Kamryn You Mak)

Kamryn J You Mak

Middlebury College

It all starts with no-till

Crops grow out of soil that has been left undisturbed prior to the planting process.

(Courtesy of No Till Farmer Magazine)

Kala Menchetti Hunter

Northwestern University

Sustainable agriculture provides a unique solution to food insecurity for D.C. residents

A man stands next to a raise garden bed, gesturing as he speaks. Other raised garden beds can be seen in the background.

Outreach and education manager at Arcadia Farm, Juan Pablo Echeverria, gives a tour of the sustainable agriculture non-profit. (Alyssa Landolfi)

Alyssa Landolfi

George Washington University

Beyond the soil | Water in Colorado

Crop fields seen from above on a sunny day. A small mountain range is far in the distance.

An aerial view of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe’s crop fields in Towaoc, Colo on Sept. 23, 2022. (Matthew Ross)

Eric Forbes

Planet Forward Correspondent | Colorado State University, Center for Science Communication

Navigating a new era in agritourism: persistent drought in West Texas causes corn maze owners to reimagine fall tradition

A group of people walk down a path lined with tall plants. Signs on either side of the maze entrance usher maze-goers inside.

Maze-goers walk through the entrance of the At’l Do Farms maze made up of seven different crops designed to reduce the amount of water required to grow in a drought-stricken West Texas landscape. (Katie Perkins)

Katie Perkins

Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University

Discussing soil health with dryland farmer Roy Pfaltzgraff