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Database research record2017·Philadelphia, USA

Is Urban Agriculture Financially Sustainable? An Exploratory Study of Small-Scale Market Farming in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Hunold C., Sorunmu Y., Lindy R., Spatari S., Gurian P. L.

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development

Urban Farm DB summary

An exploratory study of small-scale urban market farms in Philadelphia finds they cannot cover costs from sales alone and depend on grants, donations, and unpaid volunteer labor, concluding that financial self-sufficiency for urban agriculture is currently very difficult.