Are You a Good Neighbor? Six Ways to Support Urban Farming
I was reading an article on Urban Farming today, and it reminded me of British Comedy that I used to watch years ago "Good Neighbors.
" It was a hilarious sitcom about a couple, Tom and Barbara Good, that live in a small suburban London home that decide to become self-sufficient.
Tom quits his job and they turn their entire lot into a miniature farm, with chickens, goats and even a pig.
They let their goats graze on the common green, and they get the slop for their pig from a couple local restaurants.
Urban farming is a growing movement.
The demand from consumers and restaurateurs for fresher, locally grown produce, herbs, fruit, flowers, honey, dairy, and eggs is growing.
Everyone knows that fresh fish tastes the best.
This also holds true with most of the other fresh food that we eat.
There are multiple benefits to urban farming.
It helps the local economy, and it doesn't take days or even weeks for the food to travel from the farm to the table.
It is a great way to provide more fresh fruits and vegetables into inner-city neighborhoods where they are less likely to be found on the dinner table.
Here are six ways that you can support Urban Farming:
Plan to grow your own backyard or community garden, seek out those restaurants that serve local produce or find a CSA to join.
Your taste buds will thank you.
" It was a hilarious sitcom about a couple, Tom and Barbara Good, that live in a small suburban London home that decide to become self-sufficient.
Tom quits his job and they turn their entire lot into a miniature farm, with chickens, goats and even a pig.
They let their goats graze on the common green, and they get the slop for their pig from a couple local restaurants.
Urban farming is a growing movement.
The demand from consumers and restaurateurs for fresher, locally grown produce, herbs, fruit, flowers, honey, dairy, and eggs is growing.
Everyone knows that fresh fish tastes the best.
This also holds true with most of the other fresh food that we eat.
There are multiple benefits to urban farming.
It helps the local economy, and it doesn't take days or even weeks for the food to travel from the farm to the table.
It is a great way to provide more fresh fruits and vegetables into inner-city neighborhoods where they are less likely to be found on the dinner table.
Here are six ways that you can support Urban Farming:
- Visit your local farmer's market.
You may have to do your shopping on Saturday morning, but the variety that you will find and the freshness of the produce will be worth it. - Pick your own fruit at a local farm and make homemade jam, applesauce, or preserves.
A great gift idea for everyone that you need to find a little something for. - Start a community garden.
Turn a blighted empty lot, or a patch of lawn into a place of life that can bring the neighborhood together and provide better nutrition too. - Plant your own backyard garden.
As John Denver says there's nothing as good as "Home Grown Tomatoes".
I'm partial to the yellow beans and summer squash. - Go out to eat at restaurants that use locally grown produce.
You would probably be supporting a local entrepreneur and not a chain restaurant. - Sign up for a CSA - Community Supported Agriculture, pay for a share of an urban farmer's crop and receive a delivery of fresh seasonal produce and maybe even eggs, bread, jam, and/or honey every week through the farming season.
Plan to grow your own backyard or community garden, seek out those restaurants that serve local produce or find a CSA to join.
Your taste buds will thank you.
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