you might easily confuse the sound of a farm-tiller with that of a lawn-mower this spring season. that’s because more urban farmers in minneapolis can use their own land to sell self-grown produce.<\/p>\n
minneapolis just passed a city ordinance allowing market gardeners to grow food commercially in yards and designated plots and sell produce fifteen days per year. other rules expand the use hoop houses and fish farms in city limits.<\/p>\n
audrey matsen launched egg|plant urban farm supply in st. paul two years ago, recognizing a new generation of diy gardeners and city-dwelling food producers. and workers at stone’s throw urban farm see the new policy as vital to urban development and locally addressing hunger in the city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
across the country, community farms are becoming more and more popular, and for good reason! check out this video to learn more about a neighborhood garden in minnesota. do you think any of their crops will be on their thanksgiving tables this year?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8918,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4919,4907,4896,4900,4899],"tags":[2718,1654,9,222],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-13495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-agriculture","category-business-economics","category-food","category-green-living","category-policy","tag-minneapolis","tag-minnesota","tag-renewable-energy","tag-urban-agriculture"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n