Occupation: Author Birth: 1972
I don't know Hillary's Clinton stance on urban farming. I don't know Donald Trump's stance or Bernie Sanders's for that matter. But the Obamas have b….
My argument for that is: Why not create urban farms that are like parks, on public land? There actually is a park that I see as a model: Dover Street….
I didn't think that at the beginning. I just wanted to have a garden and a farm and have animals around me. But I do think there's a craving for peop….
You have to make people understand that things cost something. Otherwise it seems like they have no value. I can't just be giving away rabbits. No. I….
Anyone who has kids knows that children like to be around chickens, goats, whatever. My kid loves to go out and feed the chickens and collect the egg….
I feel that anyone can do farming. But people who are in it for the long haul have to have a little bit of tenacity. You have to do it because you lo….
As cities get more dense, you have people saying, "Why would you have an urban farm when you could have affordable housing on that property instead?"….
I think that's part of people wanting a wholesome life, to surround yourself with farm animals and fields. That's sort of an American ideal..
There is this really intimate connection that people have with the animals they're going to eat. A lot of people who eat meat say "I would never kill….
I don't think people are like, "I'm going to save the planet by planting my own herbs." But on environmental issues like climate change, there's a se….
Urban farming appeals to people on the right and the left. People have different reasons for getting into it. Some people are like doomsdayers, they ….
Even if you live in New York City, you can have a little basil plant in your window, and that could be considered urban farming..