We bring community members together to plant food gardens on unused land. Each harvest is shared with neighbors, food banks and homeless shelters, providing hungry people with fresh and healthy produce! • grown without pesticides •
Growing food on unused land helps to lower the heat index and greens the environment to keep our planet cool!
URBAN FARMING: LOCATIONS
Atlanta GA • Camden NJ • Chicago IL • Detroit MI • Los Angeles CA • Minneapolis/St. Paul • New York NY • Newark NJ • Pittsburgh PA • Raleigh NC • St. Louis MO • Hawaii • England • Montego Bay, Jamaica • Canada • Haiti • (coming soon) New Orleans
In 2009 we have the equivalent of approximately 650 - 20 x 20 ft gardens across the US and abroad.
This year Urban Farming gardens, partner gardens and our various initiatives to end hunger will produce an estimated 150 tons/300,000 pounds of food.
During World War II Twenty million people planted “Victory Gardens” at their homes and grew 40% of this Nation’s produce. They did it then and we can do it again!
We are gratefull to have the support of recording artists: Prince, T.I., Keke Palmer, Lupe Fiasco, Estelle, Yung Joc, B5, Hope, Cheri Dennis, Staind, Incubus & Paramore
many thanks to: The Make Yourself Foundation (INCUBUS)
Growing food locally reduces the use of fossil fuels!
We are a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization Global, based in the US
URBAN FARMING is grateful for your support! This holiday season, please consider a donation to help us END HUNGER! (click 'donate' on PayPal widget BELOW) Posted at 7:23 PM Nov 2 view more
Urban Farming’s mission is to eradicate hunger, alleviate poverty and green our environment. We locate and secure unused land, space, rooftops and walls for the purpose of bringing people together to plant organic food gardens in low income urban areas throughout America and abroad. Children, adults and seniors are given the supplies, tools, and education to create a lasting sustainable solution to these local and global issues.
Neighbors are encouraged to share their healthy harvest with local food banks to help others in need. This system of increasing diversity while working together for a common cause builds safer cities, provides food security, and instills hope for a better future. Planting attractive food gardens beautifies the area and helps to lower the heat index, aiding in the fight against global warming. Growing locally reduces the use of fossil fuels related to transporting produce to and from stores.
Urban Farming host several green science gardens in schools K thru 12. Children learn about team building, skills training, self-sufficiency, environmental issues, nutrition, health, and balanced living. Kids are proud to bring their fresh produce and newly acquired skills home to share. Older students receive the education and inspiration to prepare them for many types of green jobs and are encouraged to stay in school and volunteer in their community. A portion of the food grown in schools is also donated to local food banks.
Our Urban Farming Food Chain 'Edible' Wall Gardens consist of growing panels vertically installed on the sides of concrete walls. They’re also available as portable free standing edible walls on wheels. Current locations on the west coast of America include the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex, The Weingart Center and The Rainbow Apartments in the Skid Row area in downtown Los Angeles. Other Food Chain locations include Vancouver BC, Chicago IL, Pittsburgh PA, Oahu HI, and the Brotherhood and SisterSol after school program in Harlem NY, serving over 250 students ages 7 thru 19. These walls are to be as links in a chain reaching across the world, providing food for the hungry and greening the globe.
Together we can provide a lasting solution to eradicate hunger, build safer communities, alleviate poverty, and green our environment.
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Especially the following page: http://www.jimbonham.com/LFP.html . The changes made it shorter and to the point. I think it is much easier read now and more precise.
I hope you will find time to view it and let me know if the changes have helped.
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