Edible gardens can double as green infrastructure, taking the pressure off the man-made systems we rely on to make our cities function.
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In their efforts to encourage local food production, this municipal government has actually quashed any hopes of a flourishing food system.
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10 realistic ways to support a local food system in your town. (Hint: Stop focusing on farmers markets.)
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With the help of our neighbors (plus YouTube), we're growing our first garden, and learning a lot along the way.
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Instead of trying to improve access to healthy food with a big, expensive bet that's bound to fail, why not work with successful existing businesses that residents already utilize?
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The Urban Farmer explains how you can start your own profitable farm for $5,000 or less.
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$46 million in government subsidies supported the construction of a supermarket to fill a need in a New Jersey food desert. A year and half later, it closed. What happened?
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Knowing whether you need a pinch more of this or a spoonful less of that is something only you and your town can decide. We can't give you a recipe.
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Little free pantries are a hyper-local, small-scale way to help out neighbors who are hungry.
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If you wanted to eat only locally-produced food for a month, could you? This might be the toughest challenge on the Strong Towns Strength Test, but we're tackling it today.
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Learning from the community and adapting as needed, this farm is transforming and empowering the neighborhood from within.
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The Strong Towns Strength Test features this important question: If you wanted to eat only locally-produced food for a month, could you? In most towns, the answer is probably "no." Here are five ways to shift the dial in the direction of "yes."
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How community gardens can be a catalyst for entrepreneurship and economic development.
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By buying wholesome food in bulk directly from small family farms I’ve radically shortened the supply chain.
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How local determination can drive investment in place.
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In this interview, Jonathan Holth discusses his work and vision for a better downtown Grand Forks, ND, as well as his perspective as a small business owner and a parent, working to incrementally build a Strong Town.
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Agriculture has largely escaped significant land-use scrutiny in the United States. It deserves more attention.
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This year I started my first (micro) garden. It's been an enjoyable experiment for reasons I didn’t even expect, which reach far beyond the food I produced.
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Although it’s tempting to picture packing up and leaving suburbia to peacefully degrade, we shouldn’t. We'd be missing out on the unique opportunities it provides.
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How does a store with a small footprint, few choices and well-paid employees attract so many enthusiastic customers and sell twice as much per square foot as Whole Foods?
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