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Rabbit Holes: stories from the edges of urban agriculture

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Jan 9
2 min

Rabbit Holes: stories from the edges of urban agriculture

Our weekly link dump from the edges of urban agriculture.

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Top 10 books about Permaculture and Regenerative Agriculture

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Jan 8
5 min

Top 10 books about Permaculture and Regenerative Agriculture

There are a ton of brilliant books about permaculture and regenerative agriculture. Here are the top 10 must reads!

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Dec 23, 2020
3 min

What is a Grower?

No matter what you're most interested in, you can be a Grower in the Roots Down Grower Network.

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Dec 22, 2020
1 min

What is natural urbanism?

Natural urbanism prioritizes the relationship between people and the natural world in urban environments.

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Dec 1, 2020
3 min

What is a Productive Urban Landscape?

PULs are simply landscapes that promote 3 simple elements: Food, Ecology, and Community.

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Dec 1, 2020
3 min

What is permaculture?

A simple way to think of permaculture is like an ecological toolbox that has many different uses and applications.

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