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Top 5 Urban Farms in New York City | Inhabitat New York City

As one of the best entrepreneurial incubators of this century, I think small farms in urban, exurban and suburban areas are extremely useful and appropriate. In NYC, the juxtaposition of industrial or heavily urban areas next to active green space is startling to say the least. I wonder when cities will start to add edible landscaping (especially fruit trees) to their landscaping plans? I understand they won’t be putting them on the middle of busy streetscapes, but why not apple, pear, peach, cherry, citrus, avocado and such in quiet nooks and crannies of the city?
I think market communities could accelerate that by donating trees every year to their city, and even using the market community to work as volunteers to maintain them where appropriate. If every market quietly added some permanent food to their community, we might start another revolution of food returning to public spaces.

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Recent and current work:
•Brooklyn NYC- Assisted BDPHO with developing farmers market technical assistance programs.
•Report on BDPHO's 5-year market capacity project.
•Farmers Market Coalition Senior Research Associate for Farmers Market Metrics project creation (2015-)
•Illinois: Working with ILFMA on evaluation plan for integration and upgrade of statewide fms and DTC information on integrated platforms.
•Louisiana: Assisted students at Southeastern University in Hammond with food system research and farmers market strategy.
•Louisiana: Assisting ReFresh Market and Garden with evaluation plan (2017)
•Louisiana: Working with Ruston Farmers Market on outreach strategy for new location
•Louisiana: Organized first statewide farmers market conference for LSU Ag Center archives found at: lafarmersmarkets dot blogspot dot com
•Maine: Researched farmers market job descriptions found at www.helpingpublicmarketsgrow.com
•Mississippi: Assisted Gulf Coast markets with FMPP project on analyzing access to markets for Gulfport resident and farmers. (2014 Local Food Awareness Report for Gulfport MS, found at www.helpingpublicmarketsgrow.com)
•Vermont: Researched and wrote report on SNAP, FMNP technology and policy answers for VT farmers markets in collaboration with NOFA-VT and VAAFM (2013 Vermont Market Currency Feasibility Report found at www.helpingpublicmarketsgrow.com
•Vermont: Working with Vermont Law School on legal resources for farmers and market organizations.
•Vermont: Assisting with 3 year project to build capacity for direct marketing farmers and outlets through DIY data collection and use.
•Why Hunger: Created online toolkit for grassroots communities.

Feel free to contact me at my name at gmail dot com if I might be able to help your market or business.
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Dar Wolnik

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