For decades, urban farms and community gardens have helped meet demand for fresh and local produce. Urban farming creatively utilizes limited space, conserves land and transforms vacant lots or buildings into productive greenspaces. Farming in cities can be a rewarding way for communities to grow healthy food while receiving a wide range of other interrelated environmental, economic and social benefits. SARE Outreach’s newest bulletin, Best Practices for the Sustainable Urban Farm , outlines...

You are invited to join your regional urban colleagues at the 2025 North-Central NUEL Regional Conference. The conference will be held May 27-29, 2025, at Kirkwood Linn County Regional Conference Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Cedar Rapids is Iowa’s second largest city, is home to more than 100 miles of county biking & hiking trails and contains nearly 100 public parks. Quaker Oats in downtown Cedar Rapids is the largest milling facility in the world! As a nod to the Community Development...