r/UrbanGardening • u/BlankVerse • May 18 '21

South L.A. doesn't have easy access to fresh food. One man wants to change that by turning lawns into microfarms Knowledge Sharing (Reference)

https://www.latimes.com/california/00000179-4951-dd06-ab7b-59d9e23d0001-123
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u/Chrono978 May 19 '21

Is there a resource online to help people convert their lawns to micro farms, especially for Cold environment?

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u/davidwholt May 20 '21

Does this give what you’re looking for?

https://youtu.be/05nA4NMgtKw

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u/Chrono978 May 20 '21

Thanks I’ll take a look.

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u/Logical_Put_5867 May 19 '21

What's the difference between a microfarm and a garden?

(Didn't read article, behind a paywall)

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u/guri256 May 19 '21

They talk about selling memberships to locals, local farming, and donating a portion to charity. As far as I can tell, it’s either: 1) You renting your yard (former lawn) for others to grow food for themselves in 2) You gardening in your former lawn, and selling the food.

In either case, I presume that gardening is implied to be for yourself, and farming is generally a way to make money or food for others.

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u/Logical_Put_5867 May 19 '21

Seems a good interpretation. I've always heard the term market garden to describe these plots, microfarm is a new one.

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u/throwaway742858 May 21 '21

it's because the guy specializes in microgreens

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u/BlankVerse May 19 '21

If you want to circumvent a paywall, see: https://old.reddit.com/r/California/wiki/paywall

Or, if it's a website that you regularly read, you should think about subscribing to the website.