Category: agriculture
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Urban Ag: Sans Dirt
The need for food production in urban areas is challenged by one significant barrier: lack of land. In this version of Urban Agriculture, we explore three methods for solving this dilemma by using interiors and exteriors of building in inventive ways. Kicking off is a local example of rooftop agriculture. The Rocket, a slim addition…
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Local Urban Agriculture
I’ve been reading Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma, as well as continuing my work with a great and inspiring group called Verde, and it has put ephemeral site use and urban agriculture on the brain in some interesting new forms. Verde is a non-profit dedicated to [improving] “…the economic health of disadvantaged communities by creating…
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Very Urban Agriculture
An interesting story – Going Agro, from BLDGBLOG via Dwell… Overall, it is regarding the meshing of agriculture and building – definitely a blending of landscape and architecture in inventive ways. (photo from BLDGBLOG – via Knafo Kilmor Architects – see their site for more info)This concept brings up some interesting future scenarios of the…