
Twin Cities farmers want city officials to do more for urban farms
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Urban agriculture may be a growing trend, but some Minneapolis farmers believe the movement may become stagnant if city officials don’t make active pushes to support it. Stone’s Throw Urban Farm co-owner Eric Larsen said urban agriculture could have a real, sustainable future if the City of Minneapolis chose to act on current momentum. But farm projects, like his in Minneapolis, won’t grow if the resources are not there to help the farms sustain themselves. “[Urban farming] may still carry on as it is right now, people practicing it on their own,” Larsen said. “But I don’t think it will take off unless there is some sort of motivated and unified investment from a real strategic level.”
Urban agriculture is the process of growing or raising food in urban areas, rather than in traditional rural settings. Continue Reading