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Urban Gardening

Short on space? No problem! Anyone can grow their own food, herbs, and flowers, no matter where they live. Follow our tips and tricks to start your urban garden.

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Urban Gardening Essential To Mitigating The Effects of Climate Change

Imagine if every one of our cities was bursting with urban farms? Fruit, vegetable, and flower crops growing in community gardens …

Making Urban Agriculture More Accessible With Table Gardens

In North America, about 85% of people live in urban areas. Since many of them are in condos or apartments …

Busy in the Battery: Mini-Doc Shines Light on Thriving NYC Urban Farm

Do you have two and a half minutes to spare? Get your daily dose of positivity by watching “Busy in …

First Light Farm Strives For Nutrition And Food Security in Revelstoke

Extraordinary circumstances sometimes have a way of sparking us into action; for Jesse Johnston-Hill and Chris Rubens, the COVID-19 outbreak …

From Concrete Jungles To Incredible Green Spaces: Cities Making The Change

While the rise of cities has brought plenty of benefits, the century of industrial growth and expansion of urban sprawl …

Repurposing Empty Skyscrapers Into Urban Farms

With the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic upon us and teleworking being more popular than ever, office buildings in …

Finding Solace In The Allotment Amid Another Lockdown

For many people, January is a difficult month to get through, even when there isn’t a raging global pandemic. In …

Urban Gardening A Source Of Joy In Difficult Times

I was thrilled when Garden Culture asked me to write a piece on urban gardening. I’m a born and raised …

Guerilla Gardening Brings Greenery To Barren Land

Pattern recognition is one of our most potent superpowers when it comes to survival. We know that those dents in …

Is The Forest City The Way Of The Future?

The idea of a sustainable world is becoming more and more essential as fossil fuels are running out and the …

An Expert Guide To Growing Food In Small Spaces

With more people concerned about their health and food security, many are now prioritizing growing a food garden in urban spaces. There’s increased interest in small space gardening for many reasons: to be more self-reliant and sustainable, have greater control over the source and quality of food, and reliable access to fresh ingredients. 

Growing Food In A Micro Garden Something Everyone Can Do

While communities and countries are starting to talk about the gradual reopening of the economy, I think we all understand …

Bucketlist: 3 Must-See Public Gardens And Parks

I know all this self-isolating and social distancing isn’t easy. And for most of us, the thought of just being …

Local Growers Still Producing Fresh, Nutritious Food For Communities

One positive coming out of the coronavirus outbreak and resulting lockdown is people finding creative ways to get fresh food. …

Feeding Cities with Urban Farms

We are currently witnessing one of the greatest migrations of all time as an imposing mass of people leaves rural …

Farm City USA: Regenerative Farming Grows Healthy People

What would it look like if a city dedicated itself to using agriculture to grow healthy people? It’s true; our …

Extend Your Growing Season With A Climate Controlled Garden

Although 16 of the last 17 years are considered to have been the warmest since climate data was made available, the fact remains that winters in Canada and the northern United States are harsh.

Garden Culture Tours World’s First Commercial Rooftop Greenhouse

It’s not every day you get to tour a farm that has revolutionized the way food is grown and how …

Kimbal Musk’s Urban Farming School Expands

It’s only been a year since Kimbal Musk announced the launch of Square Roots, a unique urban farming school that …

Chinampas: Urban Farming In Mexico City

They’ve been there since long before the day Cortes got his first glimpse the Aztec Empire in 1519. The chinampas …

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