http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:09:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/shipping-container-farm.html Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:15:07 +0000 Freight Farms have created modular urban farms that act as high volume crop production units.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/food-demand-to-double-by-2050-headlines.html Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:30:06 +0000 The University of Minnesota has released a new projection, although the research fails to consider advancements in urban farming.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/what-will-be-the-biggest-food-trends-for-2012-psfk-asks-the-purplelist.html Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:37:16 +0000 With the rise of foodie culture and sourcing awareness, food trends are increasingly popular and important to monitor. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/urban-rooftop-farm-gotham-greens-construction-completed.html Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:07:44 +0000 A new sustainable initiative helps to feed the locavore lifestyle. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/farming-the-city-helping-grow-local-food-movements-video.html Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:20:10 +0000 An online resource empowers activists with the tools and information they need to support and initiate local food projects.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/triscuits-social-network-for-home-farmers.html Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:43:04 +0000 The cracker brand promotes the growing phenomenon of small scale farming.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/raindrop-inspired-urban-watering-can-pics.html Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:11:56 +0000 The Pure Raindrop Mini collects rainwater for your urban garden. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/how-much-food-can-we-grow-in-a-shop.html Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:33:58 +0000 Designers turn a run-down store into London's first urban farming venue. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/transforming-liminal-spaces.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:57:05 +0000 A public corn maze operates as a stop-gap measure for unused real estate in Amsterdam.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/subway-japan-rolls-out-in-store-hydroponic-lettuce-factories.html Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:09:08 +0000 A new branch of the sandwich shop will feature a hydroponic vegetable growing station in the middle of the shop.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/boatanic-brings-floating-gardens-to-city-waterways.html Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:49:13 +0000 A new concept inspired by Amsterdam's vast canal system could supply fresh produce and a living greenhouse to urban areas.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/urban-foraging-gaining-momentum.html Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:51:06 +0000 Urban Foraging, a charity movement which encourages harvesting the bounty of trees and sharing it with the community, is growing in the US.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/pic-triscuits-campaign-to-seed-the-home-farming-movement.html Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:30:05 +0000 A new campaign by Triscuit in collaboration with non-profit Urban Farming looks to grow the home farming movement.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/urban-beekeeping-may-become-legal-again-in-nyc.html Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:01:03 +0000 Planet Green reports that beekeeping me become legal again in New York City.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/small-scale-rice-farming-in-japan.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:19:15 +0000 Rice farming usually conjures mental images of vast, sprawling rice paddies. That's not always the case, as Tokyo Green Space recently discovered.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/pic-corn-grows-in-brooklyn.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:21:44 +0000 The Boerum Hill area of Brooklyn may be getting a touch of urban farming to counter newly installed sidewalk extensions.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/urban-farm-tours-building-a-network-of-backyards-rooftops-and-abandoned-lots.html Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:26:02 +0000 The Urban Farm Tour concept builds a network of individuals who are raising their own food in limited space and opens their homes and gardens to the public. The event synthesizes ideas of local food and community with a bit of DIY inspiration and education.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/philips-design-explores-the-future-of-food.html Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:43:51 +0000 Growing up, the future of food as imagined by Saturday morning cartoons looked something like: put pill on plate, add drop of water and watch as Thanksgiving dinner magically appears. Though we might not be quite there yet, it’s hard not wonder what eating and cooking will resemble further down the road, particularly given the booming population that is increasingly moving to urban areas coupled with limitations on resources and space. Will there still be meals comprised of distinguishable ingredients or just some blended cocktail of nutrients and flavors topped off with a dollop artful foam? Philip’s vision has beenRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/tesco-to-start-renting-out-urban-farms.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:56:02 +0000 For a new store development grocery retailer Tesco plans to rent 30 'allotments' for part time gardeners to locals in Lancashire in the UK. In tandem with an interest in grow-your-own-food PSFK has noticed around the world, there has been a recent boom in interest in allotments in the UK (see our interview with an allotment 'owner' here). The store will also sell starter kits to the renters, the Daily Telegraph reports.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/the-new-crop-of-farmers-40-farmers-under-40.html Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:49:27 +0000 Small scale and personal farming have been slowly becoming popular again over the last few years. Whether for the health and economic benefits of growing your own food, or the moral boost that comes from knowing your vegetables are locally or sustainably grown, agriculture is increasingly on people’s minds. Playing off this wave of interest, Mother Nature Network has compiled an interesting who’s who list of younger American farmers. Their 40 Farmers Under 40 list examines the new school of farmers who are growing produce in urban and rural areas all over the country. Mother Nature Network: 40 Farmers UnderRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/window-farms-and-rd-i-y.html Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:42:35 +0000 Taking eco-innovation out of the hands of large corporations and slow moving “official” groups, artists Britta Riley and Rebecca Bray are putting their R&D-I-Y (Research and Develop it Yourself) ethos into practice with their latest project – Window Farms. The duo is working with a small group of collaborators to create an easy to make and maintain solution to grow produce in cramped city spaces. Their suspended hydroponic window garden uses common materials such as PVC pipe and old plastic bottles to grow 25 different plants including tomatoes, lettuce, beans, cucumber, okra, basil, arugula and peppers. Riley and Bray hopeRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/carrot-city-future-urban-farming-concepts.html Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:00:27 +0000 Treehugger has a fantastic round up of all kinds of different urban farming concepts, both vertical and horizontal. They come from the Carrot City exhibition at Toronto’s Design Exchange, which showcased both existing and concept designs for food growing structures. Check it out here.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/urban-farms-rise-worldwide.html Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:22:34 +0000   From Mumbai to Manila, cities in emerging economies are looking to urban farming to bolster job growth, improve food security and make more productive use of organic waste. The surprising role model for off-farm farming is Havana, Cuba where 90% of fresh produce supply is grown in the city. Nationwide, urban farming has created 350,000 jobs for Cubans and has boosted the average caloric intake from 2,323 per Cuban per day in 1993 to 3,547 today. Apparently, one main cause of this shift in food sourcing is the inefficiency of state-owned farms. China is also exhibiting how to industrializeRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2008/12/urban-farming-gets-vertical.html Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:44:38 +0000 We’ve been aware of vertical farming for a little while now, but whereas previously it only existed in theory, we’re finally beginning to see some fledging real world examples bringing the underlying principles to life. Understanding the environmental impact of the way our food is grown and distributed, along with the future demands for feeding the rising population of our planet, the vertical farming model offers a simple, yet radical solution that attempts to address many of these issues – instead of bringing the food to the city, we can bring the cities to the food.  This idea goes far beyondRead more...]]>