Comments on: Agricultural Urbanism – Integrating Farming With The Built Environment http://fortworthology.com/2008/07/15/agricultural-urbanism-integrating-farming-with-the-built-environment/ Traditional urbanism, smart growth, transit, bicycles, sustainability Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:53:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: leroyj http://fortworthology.com/2008/07/15/agricultural-urbanism-integrating-farming-with-the-built-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-123 leroyj Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:12:33 +0000 http://fortworthology.com/?p=644#comment-123 We support the efforts of all small gardeners because even if they only have one tomato plant in a pot they are doing something that is beneficial to all of us. A few million people can make a difference. leroyj <a href="http://www.leroyj.site90.net" rel="nofollow">The Garden</a> We support the efforts of all small gardeners because even if they only have one tomato plant in a pot they are doing something that is beneficial to all of us. A few million people can make a difference.
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]]> By: Recent URLs tagged Farming - Urlrecorder http://fortworthology.com/2008/07/15/agricultural-urbanism-integrating-farming-with-the-built-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Recent URLs tagged Farming - Urlrecorder Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:26:43 +0000 http://fortworthology.com/?p=644#comment-122 [...] Recent public urls tagged "farming" → Agricultural Urbanism - Integrating Farming With The Built Environment [...] [...] Recent public urls tagged “farming” → Agricultural Urbanism – Integrating Farming With The Built Environment [...]

]]> By: Mike Schneider http://fortworthology.com/2008/07/15/agricultural-urbanism-integrating-farming-with-the-built-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Mike Schneider Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:21:21 +0000 http://fortworthology.com/?p=644#comment-121 For those of you wishing more information on the "Southlands site" and who are interested in video coverage of the Duany led Charrette, please take a look at <a href="http://www.southlandsintransition.ca/" rel="nofollow"><strong> Sthe Southlands in Transition website</strong></a> For those of you wishing more information on the “Southlands site” and who are interested in video coverage of the Duany led Charrette, please take a look at Sthe Southlands in Transition website

]]> By: A Community Garden for Fairmount – Fort Worthology http://fortworthology.com/2008/07/15/agricultural-urbanism-integrating-farming-with-the-built-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-120 A Community Garden for Fairmount – Fort Worthology Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:37:45 +0000 http://fortworthology.com/?p=644#comment-120 [...] was only about a month ago that I wrote about efforts of agricultural urbanism, and community gardens are a great example of the sort of things we can do to boost local food [...] [...] was only about a month ago that I wrote about efforts of agricultural urbanism, and community gardens are a great example of the sort of things we can do to boost local food [...]

]]> By: Jimmy Johnson http://fortworthology.com/2008/07/15/agricultural-urbanism-integrating-farming-with-the-built-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Jimmy Johnson Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:03:11 +0000 http://fortworthology.com/?p=644#comment-119 Visit the website posted for real life experiences and answers to your questions by someone who has been very successful practicing this for the past 20 years. I would also strongly recommend his book 'On Good Land'. Visit the website posted for real life experiences and answers to your questions by someone who has been very successful practicing this for the past 20 years. I would also strongly recommend his book ‘On Good Land’.

]]> By: Roxanne Christensen http://fortworthology.com/2008/07/15/agricultural-urbanism-integrating-farming-with-the-built-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Roxanne Christensen Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:13:40 +0000 http://fortworthology.com/?p=644#comment-118 Integration of agriculture is already being taken a step further by entrepreneurial backyard and front lawn and neighborhood lot SPIN farmers. Developed by Canadian farmer Wally Satzewich, SPIN-Farming is a franchise-ready vegetable farming system that makes it possible to earn significant income from growing vegetables on land bases under an acre in size. SPIN farmers utilize relay cropping to increase yield and achieve good economic returns by growing only the most profitable food crops tailored to local markets. SPIN's growing techniques are not, in themselves, breakthrough. What is novel is the way a SPIN farm business is run. SPIN provides everything you'd expect from a good franchise: a business plan, marketing advice, and a detailed day-to-day workflow. In standardizing the system and creating a reproducible process it really isn't any different from McDonalds. By offering a non-technical, easy-to-understand and inexpensive-to-implement farming system, it allows many more people to farm, wherever they live, as long as there are nearby markets to support them, and it removes the two big barriers to entry – sizeable acreage and significant start-up capital. This is recasting farming as a small business in cities and towns, "right sizing" agriculture for an urbanized century and helping to make local food production a viable business proposition once again. You can see SPIN farmers in action at www.spinfarming.com, and Ft. Worth could become the next SPIN city! Integration of agriculture is already being taken a step further by entrepreneurial backyard and front lawn and neighborhood lot SPIN farmers. Developed by Canadian farmer Wally Satzewich, SPIN-Farming is a franchise-ready vegetable farming system that makes it possible to earn significant income from growing vegetables on land bases under an acre in size. SPIN farmers utilize relay cropping to increase yield and achieve good economic returns by growing only the most profitable food crops tailored to local markets. SPIN’s growing techniques are not, in themselves, breakthrough. What is novel is the way a SPIN farm business is run. SPIN provides everything you’d expect from a good franchise: a business plan, marketing advice, and a detailed day-to-day workflow. In standardizing the system and creating a reproducible process it really isn’t any different from McDonalds. By offering a non-technical, easy-to-understand and inexpensive-to-implement farming system, it allows many more people to farm, wherever they live, as long as there are nearby markets to support them, and it removes the two big barriers to entry – sizeable acreage and significant start-up capital. This is recasting farming as a small business in cities and towns, “right sizing” agriculture for an urbanized century and helping to make local food production a viable business proposition once again. You can see SPIN farmers in action at http://www.spinfarming.com, and Ft. Worth could become the next SPIN city!

]]> By: Annie http://fortworthology.com/2008/07/15/agricultural-urbanism-integrating-farming-with-the-built-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Annie Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:38:49 +0000 http://fortworthology.com/?p=644#comment-117 Our family did square foot gardening (even thought we live on 3 acres) this year---it could have been great but we neglected to get it watered enough--the concept is wonderful, though. You all should check out agritopia.com. It is a community in Gilbert, AZ that is amazing--just like you stated--they grow crops in the development, have a farmer's market, coffee shop and natural restaurant right there. The old farmhouse is part of the development----our family considered moving there at one time---I am from AZ and every time we go back, I go to Agritopia---EVERY house even has a front porch!!!! Though I like the agricultural--urbanism--etc....let's face it----NOT EVERYONE wants that lifestyle---some people simply need to be out in the country--we used to think we did---though not anymore! Our family did square foot gardening (even thought we live on 3 acres) this year—it could have been great but we neglected to get it watered enough–the concept is wonderful, though.
You all should check out agritopia.com. It is a community in Gilbert, AZ that is amazing–just like you stated–they grow crops in the development, have a farmer’s market, coffee shop and natural restaurant right there. The old farmhouse is part of the development—-our family considered moving there at one time—I am from AZ and every time we go back, I go to Agritopia—EVERY house even has a front porch!!!!
Though I like the agricultural–urbanism–etc….let’s face it—-NOT EVERYONE wants that lifestyle—some people simply need to be out in the country–we used to think we did—though not anymore!

]]> By: Joe http://fortworthology.com/2008/07/15/agricultural-urbanism-integrating-farming-with-the-built-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Joe Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:56:35 +0000 http://fortworthology.com/?p=644#comment-116 How does the funding on this work? Would it be paid for based on usage (like a farmer's market)? How does the funding on this work? Would it be paid for based on usage (like a farmer’s market)?

]]> By: kitchen supplies http://fortworthology.com/2008/07/15/agricultural-urbanism-integrating-farming-with-the-built-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-115 kitchen supplies Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:46:18 +0000 http://fortworthology.com/?p=644#comment-115 [...] of the biggest documents of the movement, recently led a charrette an intense group design sessionhttp://fortworthology.com/2008/07/15/agricultural-urbanism-integrating-farming-with-the-built-enviro...Read "RE: starting off kitchen supplies.....ideas pl..." at What&039s Cooking Forum also, i would [...] [...] of the biggest documents of the movement, recently led a charrette an intense group design sessionhttp://fortworthology.com/2008/07/15/agricultural-urbanism-integrating-farming-with-the-built-enviro…Read “RE: starting off kitchen supplies…..ideas pl…” at What&039s Cooking Forum also, i would [...]

]]> By: Kevin http://fortworthology.com/2008/07/15/agricultural-urbanism-integrating-farming-with-the-built-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Kevin Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:44:34 +0000 http://fortworthology.com/?p=644#comment-114 Rochelle, It is, indeed, more or less how towns worked in the past. New Urbanism higher-ups like Andres Duany often say that it's not all new ideas - a lot of it is getting people (architects, planners, designers, developers, policy makers, the general public) to remember the way things used to work. Rochelle,

It is, indeed, more or less how towns worked in the past. New Urbanism higher-ups like Andres Duany often say that it’s not all new ideas – a lot of it is getting people (architects, planners, designers, developers, policy makers, the general public) to remember the way things used to work.

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