Urban Farms in Pittsburgh
Pittsburghers want to fight food deserts with urban farms, mobile markets and community But changes to federal policy could threaten the good being done locally. by SARAH ANNE HUGHES at theincline.com Raqueeb Bey’s father grew tomatoes, greens and strawberries in their Pittsburgh backyard, populated by a dozen fig trees, when she was growing up. “I…
Microgrants for Research in Urban Agriculture and Hydroponics and Aquaponics
From the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture: This is an alert to the availability of some research and development funding from the PA Department of Agriculture to support practice-driven research on problems related to urban agriculture (item i) and hydroponics and aquaponics (item h). These microgrants require a practitioner and a researcher getting together to address…