. INDOOR GARDENING : URBAN GARDENING: Urban Agriculture Future of Sustainability Urban Agriculture Future of Sustainabilityby Michelle Greenhalgh Jan 28, 2010 Food Safety News <http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/01/ urban-agriculture-is-the-new-golf-1/>
A shorter URL for the above link: <http://tinyurl.com/y9db9y5>On Tuesday, the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. hosted a panel discussion on Urban Agriculture as part of the museum's ongoing series, For The Greener Good: Conversations That Will Change the World.
<snip>The average grocery store vegetable travels 1,500 miles from farm to plate. All panelists agreed that urban gardening policies need to be changed in order to create a more sustainable agricultural system within our city limits. "It's a matter of connecting the dots between restaurants, chefs, schools, businesses, citizens, children, city officials, etc." said Falk.
Josh Viertel stressed the benefits of urban agriculture, including public health benefits such as an increase in healthy food consumption and a decrease in diabetes, accessible and affordable produce, community involvement, cutting down on city carbon emissions, the greening of buildings, cleaner air, and more.
One of the biggest challenges Urban Agriculture faces is creating a successful business model where farmers make livable wages and city produce is affordable for everyone.
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