Amidst economic strife, Detroit is growing hope in the form of urban agriculture. I discover all this, and more, on a recent trip to the Farm to Cafeteria Conference.
Friday night I did something I never though I would do: I put on my dancing shoes, hopped on the subway, and went to a farm. A momentous occasion on any day, but today was the official launch of FoodCycles, Toronto’s first urban farm – and it’s 14km from my house! Here’s how they describe [...]