Course: SAT 230 Managing Food Production Systems in the Urban Landscape

Reading and Multimedia Assignments

Multimedia Assignment 2
Multimedia Assignment 2

This video discusses urban farming in a way that makes sense for many urban areas; farming multiple small plots and making a profit.  Note that this model is somewhat different from the above; the land is donated by the landowners and the landowners don’t pay to have the gardens maintained, the farmer does and then pays the landowner in produce not only from their plot but from among all the plots farmed.

Note that he also mentions the “heat island” effect and how it benefits the farmer in urban areas.  Pay attention to the idea of crop selection.  Basically the size and location of the site determines what they will grow there.  They also use bicycles with trailers for transportation, no fuel powered vehicles are used at all and being in an urban area makes this not only possible but practical.

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