Category Archives: Backyard animals

$1 million prize promotes insect farming

Posted on September 28, 2013 by urbanfoodrevolution

The rich get organics and the poor get diabetes– now insects! That’s the dark way to look at this amazing win by McGill business students over 10,000 competing teams from around the world. Bill Clinton awarded the prize. To meet … Continue reading →

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Very cool swimming pool converted to aquaponic farm in Arizone

Posted on May 29, 2013 by urbanfoodrevolution

Check out how this young family found food abundance by turning the empty pool in their Arizona suburban home into a solar-powered “interplay of chicken droppings, algae sludge, tilapia fish, miniature goats, greens and clay pellets… a damned fine feast—with … Continue reading →

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Is local food safer than imported food?

Posted on May 16, 2013 by urbanfoodrevolution

Is local food safer than imported food? As this Utne Reader excerpt from my book shows, there’s no simple answer.

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It’s inevitable: domestic hunting is next

Posted on April 13, 2013 by urbanfoodrevolution

A Sun article about urban hunters reveals a startling jump in the number of people who want to learn how to hunt so they can source their own food more ethically than buying it from an industrial slaughterhouse. But really, … Continue reading →

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