It's thrilling that San Francisco urban farming and school gardens are getting great press lately. Check out this article by The Huffington Post. More importantly, parents, educators, scientists and politicians are getting behind this movement as it becomes evident that urban farming may be a necessity for future generations, not simply a hobby, according to the UN, CNN, the Havana Journal, City Farmer News, and other sources.
In the coming decades our kids will have to contend with global warming, depleted natural resources and a population expected to reach 8 billion within the next 30 years. In all likelihood, our future will depend on finding innovative solutions to energy and climate issues, as well as utilizing sustainable farming practices within urban areas to produce nutrient-rich food required to sustain us. We'll need unpolluted outdoor spaces with clean water supplies and rich soil- and we'll need a generation of young people who understand how to produce sustainable, highly nutritious food. Calling all Furture (urban) Farmers of America.
For information on becoming involved in a community or school garden in your neighborhood, here are some resources to get you started:
Garden For the Environment
Hayes Valley Farm
Urban Spouts
SF Green Schoolyard Alliance
American Horticultural Therapy Association
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