In the Urban Agriculture research
paper, I appreciated the unique approach that was taken in order to analyze the
use of land inventories to plan for urban agriculture. Mendes explains how
the inventories represent the “practice” of suitable urban agriculture land
inventories. Also, how the stakeholders in the urban agriculture community don’t
only include farmers and gardeners, but also school principals and sanitation
workers, and public housing residents, especially foundations and city officials.
Researcher Mendes, et al. (2008)
describes urban agriculture as can include community and private gardens, edible
landscaping, fruit trees, food-producing green roofs, aquaculture, farmers
markets, small-scale farming, hobby beekeeping, and food composting
It is interesting how food system
has gone from a rural matter to now an urban issue, especially with in the
planning community. I
like how more people around the world are taking a look at urban agriculture,
which offers to make our food as "local" as possible. By growing what
we need near where we live, we decrease the "food miles" associated
with long-distance transportation. Also, urban agriculture can benefit a city
by developing the city into a more sustainable and environmentally friendly
urban space that increases shading and reduces harmful runoff.
Also, this research paper reminds me of a book called ‘Five Borough Farm: Seeding the Future of
Urban Agriculture in New York City’, because the book provides detailed
information and pictures on how urban agriculture contributes to health,
economics, social, and ecological benefits to the city of NYC.
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