Farming in the City: The Joys of Growing Food
05 July 2010
At work in an Alleycat Acres garden
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
For many years, people in American cities have depended on farmers in rural areas to grow fruits and vegetables. But now a new generation of farmers is planting crops in urban areas.
Sean Conroe is a college student. Amber Banks is a teacher. They both grew up farming and gardening. Sean Conroe and Amber Banks wanted to start a farm in the middle of Seattle, Washington.
AMBER BANKS: "There are a lot of neighborhoods that don't have access to healthy, fresh produce. And if they do, it can be very expensive. So we see unused space as a great place to grow food that will make it more accessible for people."
Sean Conroe created a website to get volunteers and donations. Within a week, they were offered a plot of land between two houses. He says twenty volunteers worked for six weekends to turn the grassy land into a farm. They call their project Alleycat Acres.
SEAN CONROE: "We have spinach, onions, radish, lettuce and chard that's all ready to be harvested right now."
There are also carrots, green onions, peas, beans and turnips.
SEAN CONROE: "Broccoli, tomatillos and cucumbers which are all starting to pop up. And then strawberries."
The Alleycats have harvested about ninety kilograms of produce so far. They have donated most of it to local food banks that feed hungry people in Seattle.
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