urban agriculture

Raising Backyard Chickens (video)

May 12, 2016 by Cooking Up a Story

Naomi Montacre, co-founder of Naomi’s Organic, shares some of her expert knowledge on raising backyard chickens.

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Profile of an Urban Homesteader

March 24, 2015 by Cooking Up a Story

Charlyn Ellis talks about her 21st Street Urban Homestead in Corvallis, Oregon and the ways she increases her self-sufficient food lifestyle.

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Food.Farmer.Earth Newsletter: Farm Store

February 17, 2013 by Cooking Up a Story

On Food.Farmer.Earth: Chef Erin Andrews of KitchenCru demonstrates how to make a hearty chili. Encouraged by friends to start their own company, Naomi Montacre and her husband opened Naomi’s Organic Farm Supply. Naomi shares some resources and advice for starting your backyard garden, The Weekly Roundup, and more….

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Peek Inside An Organic Farm Supply Store

February 13, 2013 by Cooking Up a Story

Encouraged by friends to start their own company, their love of urban farming, and a strong sense of community, led them to open the original Naomi’s Organic Farm Supply where they set up shop for two years, but were forced to close prematurely when they lost their lease…

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Coming Next: Urban Farm Store

February 8, 2013 by Cooking Up a Story

Previews: Chef Erin Andrews demonstrates how to cook a Turkey Chard Chili. A close-up look at one urban farm store. Naomi Montacre shares some food gardening tips, and resources for beginners.

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Coming Soon: Documentary Stories

July 11, 2012 by Cooking Up a Story

Preview of upcoming Cooking Up a Story documentary stories for the upcoming Food.Farmer.Earth series.

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Documenting the Urban Farming Boom

April 30, 2012 by Curated Content

Two filmmakers travel the country to document the fast growing interest in urban agriculture.

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Introducing Tricia Vevurka—New Online Community Manager for CUPS

April 4, 2012 by Cooking Up a Story

April 4, 2012. We are pleased to introduce Tricia Vevurka (@TriciaVevurka) as our new (and first) online Community Manager for Cooking Up a Story. Tricia, in conjunction with the launch of our new series and channel on YouTube called Food Farmer Earth, will engage with our existing audience, and help us grow a vibrant community […]

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