Urban agriculture

Food deserts are an increasing issue due to the fast urban sprawl of cities, especially in North America. Many people believe that has a developed country, Canada does not have any food security problems but that is one of the main problems with food deserts; no one knows what they are. One of the three biggest factors influencing food deserts is awareness and as of 2004, 8.45% of Ontarians are food insecure and that number has continued to rise (HEART AND STROKE). Also, poor eating habits lead to obesity and increased risk of Type-2 Diabetes as well as a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease (TORONTOLEGDOCS). It is also important to note that only one-third of adults in Toronto is eating the recommended serving of fruits and vegetables…

Social work students and professionals have opportunities to organize community gardens, which will allow guiding communities toward empowerment and working toward social equality and justice at a macro level. Kam (2014) called social justice "the crucial mandate of social workers," and indeed, it was the goal of pioneering social workers such as Jane Addams. While social work as a profession has moved away from macro work in recent decades, there still exists a need for this important work.…

Yes there are natural food stores around but they 're not all that cheap. Community gardens and greenhouses need to be made all through out the inner city, good healthy food is an important part of of healthy diet. There are many urban farms but do people don’t really know about them or care.Being easily accessible could be some peoples problem. And is it cheap to buy food from them? Those are all questions that need to be thought about for an urban farm to fulfill the needs of the people.…

Fruit: (23,497 students) x (2.35 cups of fruit)/(1 student x 1 day) x (0.1875 kg)/(1 cup of fruit) x (1 ton)/(1000 kg) x (231 days)/(1 school year) = 2,391.6275 tons of fruit per school year consumed by UCSB students Vegetables: (23,497 students) x (1.87 cups of vegetables)/(1 student x 1 day) x (0.2250 kg)/(1 cup of vegetables) x (1 ton)/(1000 kg) x (231 days)/(1 school year) = 2,283.7480 tons of vegetables per school year consumed by UCSB students The USDA recommends 2 cups of fruit and 3…

FARMERS MARKETS The concept of Farmers’ Markets dates back to the 1700’s, originating in Lancaster, PA (Meet me at the Market). It is said that at the time, the markets were used as a critical source of food for residents in the local area. Since this time, Farmers’ Markets have developed into more of a trendy concept to satisfy the growing desire for consumers to find local, fresh, and organic products. According to Schupp, “Proponents argue that the interactions and transactions that occur…

The NYU Urban Farm Lab is an urban farm located on Houston Street in Manhattan and is used as teaching space for the Urban Agriculture class. The farm area also has some beds that are used by residents of Silver Towers. The Farm allows students to get hands-on experience with planting, harvesting and winterizing gardens. Managing the farm is Melissa Metrick, instructor for Steinhardt’s Introduction to Urban Agriculture class and Farm Manager at Roberta’s Pizza in Brooklyn, NY. Roberta’s is…

activist and founder of InTerreArt which has exhibited her art for more than 20 years. Nicole’s best known work involves the concept of incorporating art, the environment, performance and agriculture called Live Dining. The Live Dining Project is the act of integrating a dining-kitchen room installation in a location where plants grow and the performance of harvesting, cooking and dining all from one area. Amy Franceschini is an artist, educator and award winning web designer who uses her…

Australia’s population growth will place enormous pressure on the food production industry as crop productions and livestock grazing must increase to support the growth (Ruiz et al. 2013). However, the competition for land between residential and agricultural uses has limited the availability of cultivable land (Ruiz et al. 2013). Thus, sustainability is a major concern as production industries are forced to move further out from the capital cities and thus, will drive the cost of food up (Ruiz…

In the time of the Tokugawa period, there was peace, stability, and economic growth. During the Tokugawa period, the economic growth became the fastest growing compared to the time before it. First of all, the economy started to have agriculture in the society and soon became the best job in Tokugawa. It’s because people made the generation to change in time and move further. According to Lucien Ellington, “Increasing number of farmers were not only engaged in substance agriculture but were…

East to Western Civilization Contribution of the ancient civilization to history: a lot of ideas and the inventions of the early man were important to history and how they evolved and gave rise to new and more complex ideas and inventions are very imperative to history. With time, these early advancement brought a lot of people into a more efficient living conditions resulting in higher population and even the spread of cultural, political, social and economic ideas within a large area.…