Urban farming is catching on in New Orleans
Hundreds of New Orleans residents are now growing their own produce, keeping backyard chickens, and even experimenting with other livestock...
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As enthusiasm for urban farming continues to spread beyond its established stronghold in the West, hundreds of New Orleans residents are now growing their own produce, keeping backyard chickens, and even experimenting with other livestock in a city whose laissez-faire regulatory environment and long hours of sunshine make ideal conditions for a new breed of urban pioneer.
“There’s a huge amount of enthusiasm for urban farming right now,” said Alicia Vance, project manager at the New Orleans Food and Farm Network, a nonprofit group established in 2002 to improve access to fresh food throughout the city.
Vance’s organization leads community gardening classes, works with would-be urban farmers to establish raised beds and proper backyard growing conditions, and demonstrates animal husbandry techniques.
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