I guess it's smart put a farm in a city.

I dunno, a hick like myself would put a farm in the country and then build a small town nearby.

Guess I don't qualify for them there Mack Arthur grants...still, he was a great general and all.

You make your non-MacArthur qualification case convincingly jabailo.

We can only sit back and agree.  ;o)

Take unused land in a city, use local labor, and sell to a market that is close at hand.  One can raise an amazing amount of produce on a small piece of land with the right techniques.

There's a big 'eat locally' advantage here, especially as transportation prices increase.

Jabailo, please remember that the MacArthur prizes are essentially given to encourage individuals to keep up their creativity and experimentation. These qualities are more important than common sense or scientific rigor.

Urban farming can't be scaled up or is of course never a recipe for solving the world's food problems - nobody disagrees here -, but it is a symbol of the mere fact that we must rethink the way in which we produce food.

An iniative like Growing Power illustrates this rethink well.