Saving Money While Participating in Urban Agriculture

Urban Farm DB summary

A case study of urban agriculture's potential for cost savings at Hawley Hamlet Neighborhood Garden in Lincoln, Nebraska. Vegetables were weighed from two 50-square-foot garden plots over a four-month period and compared against prices at three local grocery stores; the two plots together averaged $497 in savings, equivalent to 3.13 pounds per square foot produced and $1.59 saved per square foot. Citing an assessment by the Mayor's Environmental Task Force that Lincoln would need 33 acres to be 1% food self-reliant while the city currently has only about 1.5 acres in community gardens, the study concludes more urban agriculture and self-reliance are needed in the city.