Tag: micro-farm

This past summer we had a very unique and wonderful experience. Amy Whitney, of The Inspirational, Transformational Network came to see us. Amy has a blog that features people that are forging their own paths through life. If you need hit of "feeling good" this is the place to go. You can find people from all walks of life that have followed their hearts and dreams. It is an honour to be included in this group of people.

Not only did she want to see what we were doing on our small piece of the earth, but she wanted to film us as well. Frankly, it was frightening. We now have whole different perspective for those who regularly stand in front of a camera.

Amy was patient with us. We told our story to her and she captured it all on film. Of course it is a fairly long story. Amy patiently whittled it down to a wonderful short film. Even Beauty got into the story!

Thanks Amy, it has helped see ourselves through a different lens!

Click here to check it out: The Inspirational, Transformational Network Channel

Lately there have been a number of articles on the net that feature urban or peri-urban farming. It is very encouraging to see that the urban residents are becoming more involved in their own food supplies. The push for farms being closer to the eaters that use them are coming from some traditional and non-traditional organizations. Often the farmers do not come from traditional farm families and unconventional community partners have stepped up to offer assistance and support. For cities that have either had a population decline or are experiencing many food deserts, the urban farming seed is growing well.

The city of Dorchester just outside of Boston is another city to take up the cause of providing local food through micro-farms in the city itself.

Farms in Dorchester begin to take root: City’s push for local veggies yields results

The city is on the verge of bringing small farms to one Hub neighborhood, where carrots, strawberries and lettuce could soon sprout, destined for local tables, stores, food pantries or schools.

The push comes amid more interest in buying and growing local food, said Edith Murnane, the city’s new food initiative director.

“Urban farming has been a great way to bring in really fresh food,” she said. “Because it’s really fresh, it’s much tastier, much more vibrant and has higher nutritional content than anything you will ever get at a grocery store. This is a way to start talking about things like food access, food justice, how we feed our communities.”

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