There are several myths, or shall we say potential deterrents, to farming in urban areas and particularly in New England. There's not enough space, there's not enough light, the season is too short, it's not profitable. This blog is dedicated to dispelling these untruths and proving that not only is urban farming possible around Greater Boston, but it can be wildly successful with the right location, tools, know-how and mindset.
Hi there! My name is Paige and I'm one of GCGs two Business Development Interns for the spring. I'm a fair weather farmer, an on-again, off-again student, and a latte master at a cafe in Cambridge. My agricultural education started two and a half years ago when I was sitting in a lecture hall during my first year of college learning about apple orchards on the Nova Scotian coast. I've always had a vested interest in the environment, but up until that point I'd never considered farming as a career choice for myself. Fast forward to a few years later, a WWOOFing stint, and a six month intensive apprenticeship and now I can't see myself doing anything else with my life. I've been following GCG for about a year now and I'm so thrilled that I'm able to work with them. I wish that I'd had the type of services that GCG provides when I was growing up!
As a new Business Development Intern for Green City Growers, I learned very quickly that I have quite a bit to learn about urban agriculture. During my first day on the job, I evaluated and analyzed questionnaires filled out by third grade students from Beverly, MA after they took a semester-long urban farming education program taught by Green City Growers.
America’s urban neighborhoods may be vibrant, teeming-with-life, cornucopias of activity, but all too often they are also food deserts.
A quick search on the web seems to indicate that hydroponic farming is as good as or even superior to organic soil farming. And there’s a current debate over whether to allow hydroponic tomatoes to be classified as organic. This seems simple enough: logically, if only organic nutrient solutions are supplied to the hydroponically-grown tomato plants, then why not?
