Category Archives: Urban
Farm Service Agency Library Hours Give Cleveland Residents Chance to Learn about Opportunities in Agriculture
By Farm Service Agency, Ohio Out of an office in suburban Ravenna, Ohio, the Cleveland USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) serves a community that is two counties away. Cleveland’s USDA Urban Service Cener was announced in fall of 2023 as … Continue reading
Introducing Metro Atlanta Students to the Importance of Agriculture
By Jay Ivey, Farm Service Agency In the midst of Metro Atlanta’s urban environment, agriculture may seem like a distant concept to many students. However, three events hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in … Continue reading
Be the Link: Driving Positive Change
By Mary Kirby, Farm Service Agency It’s time once again for the USDA Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) annual county committee elections. We’re introducing you to current committee members across the nation throughout the nomination period, which runs now through Aug. … Continue reading
Planting Urban Roots in South Carolina
By Sabrenna Bryant, FSA, South Carolina Meet Eric and Robbie McClam of City Roots Organic Farm, an urban farm located in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. This eight-acre operation grows USDA certified organic microgreens year-round, and their produce is sold to … Continue reading
The Ice Cream Rises to the Top at Fox Meadows Farms
By Kimberly Merlau, FSA, Pennsylvania The Fox family of Fox Meadows Farms in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, is owned and operated by brothers Chad and Corey Fox, their wives, Krista and Andrea, and their parents, Bob and Ruthie. This generational farm demonstrates … Continue reading
Urban Youth Loan Borrower Grows Lettuce and a Passion for Hydroponics
By Shantelle Turner, Management and Program Analyst, USDA Farm Service Agency Trinity Waguespack is an 11-year-old urban farmer in Lafayette, Louisiana. When she’s not tackling her schoolwork, Trinity is busy growing lettuce in her three hydroponic garden towers. Through precision … Continue reading