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New York City is home to more than 700 community gardens, 600 school gardens, and numerous commercial urban agriculture companies. These resources provide many benefits to New Yorkers of all ages, including food education, increased healthy food access, recreational space, and more.
News Articles
- 8 Commercial Urban Farms in NYC (And Where You Can Enjoy Their Harvest!) (nycfoodpolicy.org, October 2022)
- Mayor Adams Appoints Qiana Mickie As Director Of New Mayor’s Office Of Urban Agriculture (NYC.gov, September 2022)
- Explore the East Village’s Historic Community Gardens, Hidden in Plain Sight (MTA Away, September 2022)
- Hydroponics Help Urban Schools Grow Food Year-Round (Civil Eats, September 2022)
- Extreme Weather Is Soaking New York City. Community Gardens Can Help. (New York Times, July 2022)
- The Unlikely Ascent of New York’s Compost Champion (New York Times, May 2022)
- Vertical Farms Expand as Demand for Year-Round Produce Grows (New York Times, April 2022)
- On The Roof With Urban Agriculture Experts (Living Architecture Monitor, Spring 2022)
- These Strawberries Were Grown in a New Jersey Warehouse — And They May Revolutionize How Americans Eat (CNBC, March 2022)
- Founder of Harlem Grown Reflects on Transforming Children’s Lives Through Urban Agriculture (Spectrum News, February 2022)
- NYC Community Gardeners Might Have New Protection in the Fight Against Development (Civil Eats, February 2022)
- This Urban Farming Teacher Is Helping Bronx Students Connect to the Earth and Each Other (Chalkbeat, January 2022)
- A Farm Grows Atop a Convention Center in NYC (Civil Eats, December 2021)
- An Urban Farmer Reflects on Food Justice, Black Dirt and Leaving the Bronx Behind (The Story Exchange, November 2021)
- Power in Seeds: Urban Gardening Gains Momentum in Pandemic (Associated Press, August 2021)
- No Soil. No Growing Seasons. Just Add Water and Technology. (New York Times, July 2021)
- A Blooming Future for New York’s Community Gardens (The Economist, April 2021)
- A Leading NYC Mayoral Candidate Thinks Roof Farms Can Save America’s Cities (Eater, January 2021)
- 15 Urban Farms and Gardens Bringing Fresh Produce and Food Education to New Yorkers (nycfoodpolicy.org, December 2020)
- As the Pandemic Continues, Urban Gardening Is Growing on New Yorkers (Bedford + Bowery, July 2020)
- Urban Farms: Growing Community Across the Five Boroughs (Columbia Climate School, March 2020)
- Feeding the Future: The Rise of Urban Farming (World Economic Forum, January 2020)
- Can an Urban Agriculture Plan Cultivate NYC’s Community Gardens? (Curbed, October 2019)
- Urban Farms Are Sprouting up All Over NYC (New York Post, September 2019)
- Urban Agriculture Plan Would Close the ‘Freshness Gap,’ Say Lawmakers (Curbed, June 2019)
- What Would Make Urban Agriculture in New York City More Equitable? (Civil Eats, March 2018)
- The Politics of NYC’s Urban Farming: The City Notices Urban Agriculture (nycfoodpolicy.org, January 2018)
- Urban Agriculture: Utilizing NYC’s Underused Spaces to Grow Local Food (BK Reader, October 2017)
- One Community Garden at a Time: How New Yorkers Are Fighting for Food Justice (The Guardian, June 2017)
- Urban Farming’s Grande Dame: Karen Washington (New York Times, September 2014)
- Urban Agriculture as Green Infrastructure: The Case of New York City (Urban Agriculture Magazine, March 2014)
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Greening the Virtual Smart City: Accelerating Peer-to-Peer Learning in Urban Agriculture With Virtual Reality Environments (Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, February 2022)
- Will the Urban Agricultural Revolution Be Vertical and Soilless? A Case Study of Controlled Environment Agriculture in New York City (Land Use Policy, April 2019)
- Does Urban Agriculture Improve Food Security? Examining the Nexus of Food Access and Distribution of Urban Produced Foods in the United States: A Systematic Review (Sustainability, August 2018)
- Assessing Urban Agriculture Potential: A Comparative Study of Osaka, Japan and New York City, United States (Sustainability Science, February 2018)
- The Vertical Farm: A Review of Developments and Implications for the Vertical City (Buildings, February 2018)
- From Food Deserts to Just Deserts: Expanding Urban Agriculture in U.S. Cities Through Sustainable Policy (Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law, 2018)
- Regulatory Practices of Urban Agriculture: A Connection to Planning and Policy (Journal of the American Planning Association, October 2017)
- Designing Urban Agriculture Education for Social Justice: Radical Innovation Through Farm School NYC (International Journal of Food Design, April 2017)
- Testing the Environmental Performance of Urban Agriculture as a Food Supply in Northern Climates (Journal of Cleaner Production, November 2016)
- Getting Farming on the Agenda: Planning, Policymaking, and Governance Practices of Urban Agriculture in New York City (Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, September 2016)
- Long-Term Outcomes of an Urban Farming Internship Program (Journal of Experiential Education, July 2016)
- Urban Farming in the North American Metropolis: Rethinking Work and Distance in Alternative Food Networks (Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, July 2016)
- Toward Sustainability: Novelties, Areas of Learning and Innovation in Urban Agriculture (Sustainability, April 2016)
- Socially Acceptable Urban Agriculture Businesses (Agronomy for Sustainable Development, February 2016)
- Contributing to Food Security in Urban Areas: Differences Between Urban Agriculture and Peri-Urban Agriculture in the Global North (Agriculture and Human Values, May 2015)
- The Future of Urban Agriculture and Biodiversity-Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Next Steps (Basic and Applied Ecology, May 2015)
- Trace Metal Contamination in New York City Garden Soils (Soil Science, April/May 2015)
- Urban Agriculture: Long-Term Strategy or Impossible Dream?: Lessons From Prospect Farm in Brooklyn, New York (Public Health, April 2015)
- Resource Needs for a Socially Just and Sustainable Urban Agriculture System: Lessons From New York City (Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, July 2014)
- Sustainable Food Systems for Future Cities: The Potential of Urban Agriculture (The Economic and Social Review, Summer 2014)
- Urban Agriculture Policy Making in New York’s “New Political Spaces”: Strategizing for a Participatory and Representative System (Journal of Planning Education and Research, March 2014)
- Critical Geography of Urban Agriculture (Progress in Human Geography, February 2014)
- Municipal Food Strategies and Integrated Approaches to Urban Agriculture: Exploring Three Cases from the Global North (International Planning Studies, December 2012)
Books
- Achieving Sustainable Urban Agriculture edited by Han Wiskerke
- Beyond the Kale: Urban Agriculture and Social Justice Activism in New York City by Kristin Reynolds & Nevin Cohen, 2016
- Urban Horticulture Ecology, Landscape, and Agriculture edited by J. Blum, 2016
- Gourmet Gardens for Indoor Urban Farming: From Exploring Urban Green Solutions in New York City to the Application of Household Microfarms in Budapest by Judit Z. Boros (2015)
- Second Nature Urban Agriculture Designing Productive Cities by André Viljoen & Katrin Bohn, 2014
Opinion
- Op-ed: How Urban Agriculture Can Fight Racism in the Food System (Civil Eats, July 2020)
- New York City Needs More Vertical Farms: Urban Growth on a Higher Plane (New York Daily News, October 2019)
Conference Papers
- The Vertical Farm: The Sky-Scraper as Vehicle for a Sustainable Urban Agriculture (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats 8th World Congress, 2008)
Student Papers
- Fighting Food Insecurity for NYC Children and Youth: Urban Agriculture and Food Justice (Fordham University, Winter 2019)
- Growing Above the City: Application of Open-Source Urban Agriculture System to Different Boroughs in NYC (Syracuse University, Spring 2019)
- Farming in the Future: Assessing the Potential for Community Gardens to Alleviate the Problem of Food Insecurity in New York City (Hofstra University, 2018)
- Distribution, Benefits, Challenges, and Recommendations of Urban Agriculture in New York City (Columbia University, Spring 2018)
- Urban Agriculture: Examining the Intersection Between Agriculture and High-Rise Living (University of Maryland, 2014)
- The Guide to Urban Farming in New York State (Cornell University, 2013)
- “Sky-field: a Vertical Farming Solution for Urban New York” (Roger Williams University, 2010)
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