Permaculture in the City? Re-designing the Urban Food Infrastructure


Permaculture might seem like the only viable systemic approach to a sustainable future of abundance, but why doesn’t that ideal extend well into the city? And what can we do about it.. That’s the question that’s on my mind today

has just written a confronting article for Permaculture Research Institute which looks into why we don’t have food growing in public spaces, the problem of urban areas becoming ‘food deserts’ and the role urban agriculture can play to address the problem of food security. The truth might not be pleasant, but needs to be told, see the whole article here – Cities – Food Free Zones? The Creation of the Urban Food Desert


Sources: Cities – Food Free Zones? The Creation of the Urban Food Desert