WBUR reports on the installation of Eastie Farms' new greenhouse - which, of course, was delayed a bit by a couple of illegally parked cars.
Earlier:
East Boston urban farm to go year-round with greenhouse heated by geothermal.
The owners of a "microgreens" farm on Norton Street in Readville yesterday sued the Zoning Board of Appeal and the developer it gave permission to build three houses on a lot next door, saying shadows from the houses would reduce the amount of light hitting their greenhouse, where they do the bulk of their farming. Read more.
Yes examines the growth of urban farms - and the co-ops and companies being built around them in Roxbury and Dorchester:
From a community land trust that preserves land for growing, to kitchens and retailers who buy and sell locally grown food, to a new waste management co-op that will return compost to the land, a crop of new businesses and nonprofits are building an integrated food economy. It's about local people keeping the wealth of their land and labor in the community.
“We don’t need big corporations like Walmart to come in and save us," Lloyd said. "We have homegrown solutions right here.”
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