Former men’s room of what used to be an elementary school in Detroit; the Catherine Ferguson Academy, a charter high school for young mothers and pregnant teens, now calls the historic building home.  The property’s grounds feature a four-acre urban farm, which helps teach students about gardening, and enhances their skills sets. The school, which allows students to “attend classes and care for their babies in a single environment,” was slated to be closed in 2011. Thanks to community members who rallied in support of the school, the school remains open today. Almost all the school’s graduates enroll in two- or four-year colleges. Via The Unreal Estate Guide to Detroit: Places: Design Observer. Photograph by Andrew Herscher.
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Former men’s room of what used to be an elementary school in Detroit; the Catherine Ferguson Academy, a charter high school for young mothers and pregnant teens, now calls the historic building home. 

The property’s grounds feature a four-acre urban farm, which helps teach students about gardening, and enhances their skills sets.

The school, which allows students to “attend classes and care for their babies in a single environment,” was slated to be closed in 2011. Thanks to community members who rallied in support of the school, the school remains open today. Almost all the school’s graduates enroll in two- or four-year colleges.

Via The Unreal Estate Guide to Detroit: Places: Design Observer. Photograph by Andrew Herscher.

Source: places.designobserver.com

weworkhere:

watershedplus:

The Science Barge greenhouse is a prototype of sustainable urban farm floating on the Hudson River. The greenhouse grows an abundance of fresh produce including tomatoes, melons, greens, and lettuce with zero net carbon emissions, zero pesticides, and zero runoff.

More at Groundwork Hudson Valley

Yes please!

(via poptech)

Source: watershedplus

To Find Fields to Farm in New York City, Just Look Up

smarterplanet:


The New York Times looks at the rise of “basil and bok choy growing in Brooklyn, and tomatoes, leeks and cucumbers in Queens”:

“In terms of rooftop commercial agriculture, New York is definitely a leader at this moment,” said Joe Nasr, co-author of “Carrot City: Creating Places for Urban Agriculture” and a researcher at the Centre for Studies in Food Security at Ryerson University in Toronto. “I expect it will continue to expand, and much more rapidly, in the near future.”

Read the full article and find out more about our Request for Proposals for the development and operation of a rooftop farm at a 200,000-square-foot property on a site located in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx.

Photo credit: Angel Franco/The New York Times

(via emergentfutures)

Source: nycedc

fastcompany:

“Edel was interested in ways of bringing back manufacturing jobs to the city,” explains Melanie Hoekstra, director of operations at The Plant. The building is uniquely suited to food production; it contains food-grade materials (these allow for legal and safe food preparation) because of its meatpacking history. Instead of combining farming with other types of manufacturing, The Plant is sticking entirely to food—and lots of it.

A Meatpacking Plant Transformed Into A Vertical Farm

(via npr)

Source: fastcoexist.com

Via storagegeek: Awesome Rooftop Brewery Container Garden | greenUPGRADER “The Brooklyn brewery Sixpoint Craft Ales features damaged kegs and reclaimed bathtubs full of edibles like eggplants, strawberries, leafy greens, corn, potatoes, and melons. But they go beyond growing their own. The brewery has a rainwater catchment setup and also keeps chickens.” I would eat here everyday if I could. I bet the food is amazing.
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Awesome Rooftop Brewery Container Garden | greenUPGRADER

“The Brooklyn brewery Sixpoint Craft Ales features damaged kegs and reclaimed bathtubs full of edibles like eggplants, strawberries, leafy greens, corn, potatoes, and melons. But they go beyond growing their own. The brewery has a rainwater catchment setup and also keeps chickens.”

I would eat here everyday if I could. I bet the food is amazing.

(via ediblestreets)

Source: lunchatsixpoint.com

Via eamon: unconsumption: A group in London, aided by volunteers, is converting a “derelict shop into London’s first urban farming hub — a gallery and events venue packed to the rafters with living and breathing food — literally a farm in a shop.” In addition to connecting people with their food sources, FARM:shop will host workshops, film showings, and other events. (via Do The Green Thing: An experiment in growing food) Find several other Unconsumption urban farm posts here. This project will be a lot of fun to follow.
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unconsumption:

A group in London, aided by volunteers, is converting a “derelict shop into London’s first urban farming hub — a gallery and events venue packed to the rafters with living and breathing food — literally a farm in a shop.” In addition to connecting people with their food sources, FARM:shop will host workshops, film showings, and other events.

(via Do The Green Thing: An experiment in growing food)

Find several other Unconsumption urban farm posts here.

This project will be a lot of fun to follow.

Source: unconsumption