Growing in the City

Urban Farm DB summary

This chapter traces the network of actors and storylines involved in creating, advocating for and maintaining urban agriculture in New York City. It recounts a brief history of community gardening as a social movement in the city since the 1970s, then explores the practices and narratives of a newer wave of civic practitioners active from the 2000s onward, distinguishing threads focused on local food production, food justice, and neighborhood stabilization and youth empowerment.