Profile An Urban Farming Pioneer
Sows His Own Legacy
May 18, 2010
New York Times

Profile of John Ameroso, New York City's first (and last) urban agricultural extension agent.

Opinion Better Off on Big Farms
Nov. 2, 2009
Slate magazine

For workers in agriculture, size matters.

Profile Beets in the Hood
March/April 2009
Mother Jones

Meet Milwaukee's veggie genius

Saveur 100 Item 3: Garden Cities
February 2009
Saveur magazine

In parks, in vacant lots and even on the grounds of abandoned factores, urban gardens and farms are growing better food than their commercial counterparts and bringing fresh produce to lower-income neighborhoods where markets are often scarce.

Q&A Joshua Viertel
Nov. 21, 2008
Gourmet.com

Slow Food USA's new president takes on a new food frontier: Social justice.

Trend Urban Farms  

June 2008
Contribute Online

The urban farming movement finds an urgent new cause: the nation's food shortage

Cover Story Urban Farmers’ Crops
Go From Vacant Lot to Market  

May 7, 2008
New York Times Dining In section

Across the country, limited supermarkets in urban areas have given rise to a new breed of farmer: The city dweller. Photos: Todd Heisler

Review In Harlem's Test Kitchen
January 28, 2008
City Limits Weekly

Pushing for healthy habits, a new cookbook showcases community -- but one cook finds using the recipes a bit challenging.