urban agriculture

Lake Effect’s Joy Powers met up with Venice Williams and Abdul Qadir Hasan from Alice’s Garden to discuss how the urban farm is celebrating Earth Day and the start of this year's growing season.

Summer is a time of abundance in the garden and what better way to celebrate that abundance than with a feast? Dig In! contributor Venice Williams explores how the Fondy Food Feast is celebrating the harvest with local chefs and urban farmers.

Some cities are embracing the idea of edible urban forests. Food Forests have taken root in places like La Crosse, Wis., and Seattle, Wash.Now, a…

Brewers fans have plenty of food options. Eight kitchens produce everything from concession-style faire to pasta with romesco sauce. And, this season a…

As laws governing urban farming have been repealed around the Milwaukee area, more people have started keeping backyard chicken coops. This comes as good…

While many Milwaukeeans buy eggs and honey at local farmers markets, few have considered raising chickens or bees in an urban setting. But the number of…

There’s a local youth agriculture program that has goals bigger than getting kids into farming. Milwaukee native Nick DeMarsh founded Young Farmers MKE…

In this era of urban agriculture, Milwaukee is making a name for itself as a leader. At the same time, a group tuned into the dangers of lead in the soil…

Friday marks day seven of the 15-day urban garden blitz in the Milwaukee area.Several hundred volunteers are ferrying wooden planks and trucking mound…

With the motto “move grass – grow food,” the Blitz is a 15-day, volunteer-driven event. Organizers expect to create more than 400 raised beds this…