From Abandoned Lots to Roof Tops: Urban Ag Moves In

<p>Guest expert, <a href="https://extension.illinois.edu/staff/zachary-grant">Zachary Grant </a>join's The Grower and The Economist for this special two-part, 50th episode special on local food systems and small farms. Peter is always looking to increase the amount of local food communities eat. Zachary makes Peter's day when he shares that with urban agriculture cities like Detroit and Chicago could meet 75% of their produce needs by farming in the vacant lot inventory! As a <a href="https://extension.illinois.edu/lfssf/">University of Illinois Extension Educator</a> and with the help of his partner <a href="https://extension.illinois.edu/staff/kathryn-pereira">Kathryn Pereira</a>, he is teaching, mostly new farmers, how to farm in the urban setting. Zachary works with <a href="https://www.herbanproduce.com/">Herban Produce</a> (a 2-acre diversified vegetable farm), non-profit urban farms that provide training for workers and process to underserved communities, and well-funded controlled environment agriculture.&nbsp;</p>