Sentences with phrase «think urban farming»

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When you hear about innovative companies leveraging hydroponics systems, you might first think of marijuana growers or urban farms.

It's also worth pointing out a deeper selfishness involved involved in the equation: Democratic states functionally subsidize Republican states, and as I found in my distant days in the Texas Legislature, (relatively) pro-tax urban areas typically subsidize low - tax rural counties (think of Michelle Bachmann's family farm subsidy payments as an example).

But, as the example of King Farm shows, new urbanism can devolve into the kind of central planning criticized by the very founders of the urban planning school of thought — and can also result in what is essentially a style without substance.

«I think there's no reason to believe that the exposure levels are very different» between the farm and the urban communities before the residential ban, Rauh said.

I think the Smith team learned more than they ever dreamed about apiaries, urban farms, ecology, bee associations, etc..

Capitol Choices readers wondered if our mostly urban, East Coast students, patrons, and customers might find it difficult to connect to a story of an Oregon farm boy discovering a religious vocation; others thought that was exactly the reason to place it on our list.

Each Survival Piece reflected a thoroughly researched forward - thinking proposal for sustainable urban farming in the face of, what the Harrisons» anticipated, a future where climate change and subsequent food shortages would be inevitable.

We have seen tremendous growth in urban and rooftop farming, and many think that it shows great promise; it is putting people to work in Detroit and other cities, and rooftops are being put to work in New York City and other cities around the world.

Whether you think terms like «urban farming» and «urban agriculture» are accurate (a discussion we've had a couple of times), there's no doubt that the movement to produce fresh food in urban spaces has inspired a lot of people to start growing their own food.

Brooklyn - based sustainable design think tank Terreform ONE (Open Network Ecology) goes even further, proposing this digitally fabricated Urban Farm Pod as one way that families can grow food at home, and have a new hang - out space too — combining furniture with farming.