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?" So there's an argument against it. Another huge thing is there's a brain drain toward growing marijuana. You know, if someone has a green thumb in an urban area, especially in places like Washington or Oregon where it's now totally legal, why wouldn't you just grow pot?
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… - Novella Carpenter
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…
- Novella Carpenter
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… - Novella Carpenter
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…
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… - Novella Carpenter
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…
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… - Novella Carpenter
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…
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 … - Novella Carpenter
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 …
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?"… - Novella Carpenter
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 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… - Novella Carpenter
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…
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… - Novella Carpenter
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…
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. - Novella Carpenter
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.
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