Source: NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION, 9/29/16


Americans’ interest in knowing more about where, by whom, and how their food is produced has been steadily building over the last decade. As the local food movement has grown, so too has interest in urban agriculture. Urban agriculture gives city dwellers a chance to purchase foods from farmers not just in their state, but sometimes right in their very own neighborhoods. It is also a prime opportunity to educate urbanites about the realities of farming, an economic opportunity generator, and a way to use healthy food to connect rural and urban communities.

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