Urban Agriculture

Overview

Urban agriculture refers to the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural products in a town, city, village, or suburb. As more people realize the health and economic benefits of gardening, food preservation, and other activities, interest in urban agriculture will continue to increase.

Publications

Commercial and Professional Publications

• Fertilizer Injectors: Selection, Maintenance and Calibration
• Water Quality Series: Urban Storm Water Management in Georgia

General Publications

• How to Start a Community Garden: Getting People Involved

To see other publications, go to the CAES Publications site or the FACS Publications listing.

News

For the latest news about Extension, visit Georgia FACES. News you can use about Georgia family, agricultural, consumer and enviromental sciences.

• Allan Armitage recognized for a career full of contributions to horticulture
• CAES Agronomist studying vertical farming concepts
• Heirloom plants give gardeners an understanding of their grandparents' gardens
• Goats and sheep are great for clearing out unwanted brush
• Pollination is key to the success of many vegetable plants
• Athens-Clarke inducts state's first class of Master Composters
• UGA app encourages recycling and combats urban litter
• Dogging drought, protecting water supplies
• UGA weather monitoring network struggles to survive
• UGA to present Ag Forecast

Websites

UGA-affiliated sites

• Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture
  Features an extensive catalog of single-issue factsheets, landscape alerts, landscape safety training videos in English and Spanish, certification for landscapers or plant professionals plus industry and Extension agent connections.
• Georgians Pledge to Conserve Landscape Water
• Impact Statements: Urban Agriculture
  Descriptions of Extension efforts to improve knowledge & practices related to urban agriculture.

External sites

• Georgia Urban Agriculture Council
  Advocate for the state's urban agriculture industry identifies pressing concerns and provides outdoor water use documents, news and links.

Training

Cooperative Extension offers training within local communities on a wide array of topics. To see if there are training events in your area, please visit our calendar.

• Georgia Organics' Urban Agriculture Training Program
  Program runs February through November and requires 10 hours of volunteering at urban sites per month when on-site training occurs.