JPLDesigns/iStock/Thinkstock Flowers for Dreams, a startup out of Chicago that donates portions of its proceeds to charity, is partnering with Cook County Jail as part of the facility’s urban farming initiative, Huffington Post reports. The program gives qualifying inmates the chance to tend the urban farm while learning horticulture, teamwork and job readiness skills. The […]
Expand your potato repertoire beyond the traditional Russet with these eye-catching varieties.
Growing Experience Urban Farm/Facebook Californians have been living through a drought. Watering is only allowed on certain days and being water wise is advertised everywhere. So how do those with urban farms maintain their crops and still conserve water? The Growing Experience in Long Beach provides food weekly to 15 individuals and local restaurants, L.A. […]
This black chicken is known as the Ayam Cemani. Only recently available in the U.S., these unusual birds have captured the attention of chicken keepers.
