Urban Agriculture Network
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The Urban Agriculture Network has disbanded and this feed is static. -- Cindy Cotter, UAN Founder.
Conventional agriculture benefits from a mature, subsidized, and legally protected food system- including farm support, processing and distribution - that #UrbanAgriculture lacks. This symposium is designed to deal with all of that. In person, not free.
urbanfoodsystemssymposium.org/registration
urbanfoodsystemssymposium.org/registration
UFSS 2026
urbanfoodsystemssymposium.org
July 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Conventional agriculture benefits from a mature, subsidized, and legally protected food system- including farm support, processing and distribution - that #UrbanAgriculture lacks. This symposium is designed to deal with all of that. In person, not free.
urbanfoodsystemssymposium.org/registration
urbanfoodsystemssymposium.org/registration
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A new analysis rethinks urban agriculture as a citywide resilience strategy, showing how gardens, greenhouses and indoor farms can work together rather than in isolation.
#urbanism #urbanplanning #UrbanAgriculture #ResilientCities #SustainableFarming
#urbanism #urbanplanning #UrbanAgriculture #ResilientCities #SustainableFarming
www.sciencedirect.com
May 28, 2026 at 9:34 PM
A new analysis rethinks urban agriculture as a citywide resilience strategy, showing how gardens, greenhouses and indoor farms can work together rather than in isolation.
#urbanism #urbanplanning #UrbanAgriculture #ResilientCities #SustainableFarming
#urbanism #urbanplanning #UrbanAgriculture #ResilientCities #SustainableFarming
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Spotlight: Celia Cole, CEO of Feeding Texas
A the leader of Texas's largest network of food banks, Celia has seen what happens when SNAP policy collides with community need.
She joins us May 27: aspeninstitute.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gkDLE1rpTEO7CGVZhtq8Uw
#FoodJustice #SNAP #FeedingTexas
A the leader of Texas's largest network of food banks, Celia has seen what happens when SNAP policy collides with community need.
She joins us May 27: aspeninstitute.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gkDLE1rpTEO7CGVZhtq8Uw
#FoodJustice #SNAP #FeedingTexas
May 19, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Spotlight: Celia Cole, CEO of Feeding Texas
A the leader of Texas's largest network of food banks, Celia has seen what happens when SNAP policy collides with community need.
She joins us May 27: aspeninstitute.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gkDLE1rpTEO7CGVZhtq8Uw
#FoodJustice #SNAP #FeedingTexas
A the leader of Texas's largest network of food banks, Celia has seen what happens when SNAP policy collides with community need.
She joins us May 27: aspeninstitute.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gkDLE1rpTEO7CGVZhtq8Uw
#FoodJustice #SNAP #FeedingTexas
Food Antidemocracy -- Podcast delving into the antidemocratic techniques used to initially pass the #FarmBill and tracing some of the major problems in our modern food system to this history. A conversation with Professor Lingxi Chenyang from the University of Utah. lnns.co/Ump1x2JOEkL
Discussing the Hidden History of the Farm Bill with Professor Lingxi Chenyang
00:31:17 - In this episode, Diana and Michael are joined by Professor Lingxi Chenyang to discuss her article, “Food Antidemocracy,” forthcoming in the Southern…
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May 22, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Food Antidemocracy -- Podcast delving into the antidemocratic techniques used to initially pass the #FarmBill and tracing some of the major problems in our modern food system to this history. A conversation with Professor Lingxi Chenyang from the University of Utah. lnns.co/Ump1x2JOEkL
The House passed a Farm Bill today. It's not a great bill, but it reauthorizes the Office of #UrbanAgriculture and the Federal Advisory Committee and makes the pilot Urban County Committees permanent. It still needs to pass the Senate, and we still need a budget (which is in jeopardy in the Senate).
April 30, 2026 at 9:56 PM
The House passed a Farm Bill today. It's not a great bill, but it reauthorizes the Office of #UrbanAgriculture and the Federal Advisory Committee and makes the pilot Urban County Committees permanent. It still needs to pass the Senate, and we still need a budget (which is in jeopardy in the Senate).
The #FarmBill is gaining traction: the House Rules Committee may take it up the week of April 27, signaling a possible floor vote soon after.https://rules.house.gov/media/announcement/announcement-hr-7567-farm-food-and-national-security-act-2026
Announcement for H.R. 7567 – Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
ANNOUNCEMENTH.R. 7567 – Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Dear Colleague: The Committee on Rules may meet the week of April 27th to provide for floor consideration of H.R. 7567.
rules.house.gov
April 19, 2026 at 2:18 AM
The #FarmBill is gaining traction: the House Rules Committee may take it up the week of April 27, signaling a possible floor vote soon after.https://rules.house.gov/media/announcement/announcement-hr-7567-farm-food-and-national-security-act-2026
On 3/10, U Michigan ran a panel discussion among directors of urban ag from #Dallas, #Detroit, and #NewHaven. How were their jobs created? What challenges do they face? How supportive are their cities? How can the rest of us help? #UrbanAgriculture Video link -- sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainablef...
Panel of City-Level Urban Agriculture Directors – Sustainable Food Systems Initiative
sites.lsa.umich.edu
April 8, 2026 at 10:47 PM
On 3/10, U Michigan ran a panel discussion among directors of urban ag from #Dallas, #Detroit, and #NewHaven. How were their jobs created? What challenges do they face? How supportive are their cities? How can the rest of us help? #UrbanAgriculture Video link -- sites.lsa.umich.edu/sustainablef...
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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social This is unacceptable #Zohran we need better enforcement gothamist.com/news/new-yor... #climate #sanitation #composting #brooklyn
New Yorkers stopped composting after city stopped giving them fines, report shows
New Yorkers set out triple the amount of compost last April compared to the month before.
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April 3, 2026 at 9:38 PM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social This is unacceptable #Zohran we need better enforcement gothamist.com/news/new-yor... #climate #sanitation #composting #brooklyn
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Can urban farming be the key to food security? A case study from the Czech Republic offers interesting insights into finding land suitable for urban agriculture. #UrbanFarming #Sustainability #LocalFood #GreenInfrastructure #CzechRepublic Read the full article for free: doi.org/10.5304/jafs...
April 2, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Can urban farming be the key to food security? A case study from the Czech Republic offers interesting insights into finding land suitable for urban agriculture. #UrbanFarming #Sustainability #LocalFood #GreenInfrastructure #CzechRepublic Read the full article for free: doi.org/10.5304/jafs...
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California is “nowhere near” its SB 1383 organic waste and methane reduction targets, even as companion bill, SB 279, and research presented at the Compost 2026 conference in Sacramento highlight how much landfill methane gas could be cut with better organics infrastructure. #ZeroWaste #FoodWaste
March 2, 2026 at 6:56 PM
California is “nowhere near” its SB 1383 organic waste and methane reduction targets, even as companion bill, SB 279, and research presented at the Compost 2026 conference in Sacramento highlight how much landfill methane gas could be cut with better organics infrastructure. #ZeroWaste #FoodWaste
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition needs signatures from organizations, coalitions, farmer networks, farmers, businesses, and community gardens. Please repost. #UrbanAgriculture #OUAIP #NSAC #USDA docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Sign here to express your support for funding the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production!
Your organization, farm, business, or coalition is invited to sign onto the following letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate and House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittees. The deadl...
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March 21, 2026 at 2:34 AM
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition needs signatures from organizations, coalitions, farmer networks, farmers, businesses, and community gardens. Please repost. #UrbanAgriculture #OUAIP #NSAC #USDA docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Brown’s new #book, “Tiny #Gardens Everywhere,” examines the #history of #urbanfarming, its extensive use & the politics of growing #food. Does small-scale urban provisioning contain the #seeds of a more resilient #future for us all?
news.mit.edu/2026/seeds-s...
#Gardening #Cities #Hope #PlanetEarth
news.mit.edu/2026/seeds-s...
#Gardening #Cities #Hope #PlanetEarth
Seeds of something different
In her book “Tiny Gardens Everywhere,” MIT historian Kate Brown examines the surprising reach of urban agriculture and farming on common ground — and the related struggles over control of land that ha...
news.mit.edu
March 10, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Brown’s new #book, “Tiny #Gardens Everywhere,” examines the #history of #urbanfarming, its extensive use & the politics of growing #food. Does small-scale urban provisioning contain the #seeds of a more resilient #future for us all?
news.mit.edu/2026/seeds-s...
#Gardening #Cities #Hope #PlanetEarth
news.mit.edu/2026/seeds-s...
#Gardening #Cities #Hope #PlanetEarth
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#UrbanAgriculture workshops are here! 🌷🐇⬇️ Sign up here: www.nyrp.org/en/get-invol...
March 11, 2026 at 2:50 PM
#UrbanAgriculture workshops are here! 🌷🐇⬇️ Sign up here: www.nyrp.org/en/get-invol...
How to advocate for local ordinances to support distributed composting from Insitute for Local Self-Reliance. Free, online. #Composting #UrbanAgriculture #Local #Resilience #Policy
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ilsr.org/article/comp...
Local Policy Strategies to Advance Composting – Virtual Town Hall | Institute for Local Self-Reliance
A participatory event on how to advocate for local ordinances to support distributed composting featuring real-life examples.
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March 2, 2026 at 4:43 PM
How to advocate for local ordinances to support distributed composting from Insitute for Local Self-Reliance. Free, online. #Composting #UrbanAgriculture #Local #Resilience #Policy
ilsr.org/article/comp...
ilsr.org/article/comp...
One of the organizers assures me that "Though many discussions (and speakers) will be based in Chicago movements, the issues discussed are greater than the region." I registered! #UrbanAgriculture #Chicago #CFPAC
🥗 Are you a Chicagoan interested in food and sustainability? Did you know there's an annual Chicago Food Justice Summit that you can attend for FREE? No?? Well now ya do!
Register today! Even if you're *not* in Chicago, you can and should attend virtually. www.chicagofoodpolicy.com/21fjs
Register today! Even if you're *not* in Chicago, you can and should attend virtually. www.chicagofoodpolicy.com/21fjs
21st Annual Food Justice Summit — Chicago Food Policy Action Council
www.chicagofoodpolicy.com
March 2, 2026 at 12:30 AM
One of the organizers assures me that "Though many discussions (and speakers) will be based in Chicago movements, the issues discussed are greater than the region." I registered! #UrbanAgriculture #Chicago #CFPAC
These neighborhood gatherings build community, protect biodiversity, and encourage new gardeners.
How to Start a Seed and Plant Swap
Plant swaps help save seeds, build community, preserve biodiversity, protect food sovereignty, and encourage a new generation of gardeners.
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March 1, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Zoning policies, unclear definitions, and permitting processes burden local food producers and organizations and risk stymying local food system projects. This study suggests remedies. #UrbanAgriculture
www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fs...
www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fs...
View of Permits and paperwork: Administrative burden in Kansas City's community food system
JAFSCD: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. Publication of the Thomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
www.foodsystemsjournal.org
February 27, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Zoning policies, unclear definitions, and permitting processes burden local food producers and organizations and risk stymying local food system projects. This study suggests remedies. #UrbanAgriculture
www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fs...
www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fs...
#UrbanAgriculture #InnovativeProduction #ControlledEnvironmentAgriculture #Chicago
www.costar.com/article/6886...
www.costar.com/article/6886...
News | Urban farming innovation center takes root in vacant Chicago office building
Plans underway for the landmark that began as a sprawling department store
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February 12, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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🌱 "The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself." —Franklin D. Roosevelt
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🌱 "The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself." —Franklin D. Roosevelt
"It’s not so simple, then, as just erecting a few buildings around a green space..." Lara Hermanson, Farmscape. #UrbanAgriculture #Agrihoods
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What happens when a neighborhood is built around a farm
This is what happens when communities are built around farms, gardens, and crops - not cars.
grist.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
"It’s not so simple, then, as just erecting a few buildings around a green space..." Lara Hermanson, Farmscape. #UrbanAgriculture #Agrihoods
grist.org/cities/what-...
grist.org/cities/what-...
Food Base LA is a new online tool to provide accessible, timely, integrated data on food systems. #DaniNierenberg of #FoodTank interviews the creators, #PaulaDaniels and #KayladelaHay. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5...
540. Chile's Wildfires Spread Faster, Ethiopia Reels in the Face of 'Catastrophic' Aid Cuts, and a Conversation with Paula Daniels and Kayla de la Haye on Making Food Systems Visible—and Fixable
Podcast Episode · Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank) · 01/29/2026 · 39m
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January 29, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Food Base LA is a new online tool to provide accessible, timely, integrated data on food systems. #DaniNierenberg of #FoodTank interviews the creators, #PaulaDaniels and #KayladelaHay. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5...
