Real World Urban Farmers

Good Food, Good Living
The Food Project is part of a growing urban agriculture movement to improve access to quality food in cities by creating local sources of fresh produce. The movement is showing that sustainable, local food systems are not only a way to ensure food security but also a means of addressing social justice issues.

Increased green space also has a measurable effect on crime. University of Illinois researchers found that housing projects with trees have a 7 percent lower crime rate than their treeless counterparts. They also found that the greener the environment the lower the level of domestic violence.

InTheseTimes: Farming the Concrete Jungle by Phoebe Connelly and Chelsea Ross, August 24, 2007
Aternet.org: Can Diet Stop Depression and Violence? by Jurriaan Kamp, August 28, 2007

Art: Well kept organic tomatoes, 2005, Felix de la Concha