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Penticton couple seen at Penticton City Council meeting Tuesday, June 9 asking for permission for a personal rabbit farm. “I think there’s some confusion between what is a pet and what is livestock. So, you’re allowed pets, but you cannot slaughter your pets, so that’s what the limitation is,” Tamminga…

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Canada: Victoria city council seeks to convert Johnson Parkade into a rooftop garden

Brainfood: Unusual data edition

Utah State University Researchers Explore Mini Vegetable Plants for Urban Agriculture

Rwanda: MPs raise concerns over urban farming, insurance gaps

Vietnam: Growing vegetables and raising chickens on their rooftop, a couple in Dong Nai has access to clean food all year round.

Volunteers dig in to prep Anchorage, Alaska community garden for summer growing season

Luxembourg: Transition Pétrusse, a community garden that feels like a hidden paradise

The 2026 Homesteading Report

Gardener Says She Started Growing Extra Vegetables for the Neighborhood

France: Eva Kotchever, The Rooftop Vegetable Garden Perched Atop A Parisian School That Grows Its Own Produce.

France: The Urban Farmer, A Blooming Farm Tucked Away In The Heart Of The 20Th Arrondissement.

The $5,000/Month Backyard No One Can See From the Street (Video)

Himalayan maize: The saga continues

This man turned his yard into a farm in Sharonville, OH , and then fought the city about it

India: Rooftop farming, eco-friendly shelters provide nature-based solutions

Canada: Celebrating its 16th year, Nature’s Path Invests in Organic Community Gardens

A beekeeper braves a fatal allergy to tend the rooftops of New York

British company Home Harvest launches “Smart Farms”

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Maize location, location location…

Opportunity crops in sheep’s clothing

D.C.’s Urban Farms Offer Natural Defense Against Air Pollution

Canada: How an urban farming co-ordinator shops and eats with health and tradition in mind

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