Urban Agriculture

UPG began providing support for Urban Ag in Liberty City in March 2009, and has expanded our capacity gradually as resources became available and Volunteer Staff stepped up!
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UPG Released "My Garden My World - How To Start Raised Bed Gardening in South Florida" on 1/12/2013.
It describes why gardening is so important to the people of South Florida, and how to start doing it!
http://www.urban-paradise.org/MyGardenMyWorld
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UPG is creating 2 new Urban Paradise Centers on around 5.5 acres.
Each will have a well, irrigation, shade house, large Nursery for Natives and Edibles, and garden space for 150+ low-income families.
We have funding for some of these elements, but need support for others.
http://www.urban-paradise.org/UPG_Centers

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Gardening is GOOD for what ails us.
Are you skeptical? Does this seem to be too big a claim? Consider...

Gardening fights the causes of:
* Malnutrition (produce averages 2 Weeks from field to table, so it can't be fresh)
* Poverty (grow your own, and take care of yourself)
* Obesity (get off the couch, get off the junk-food)
* Famine (grow it, eat it)
* Diabetes (good food for good health)
* Apathy (gardens need caring people)
* Social Isolation (community gardens build communities)
* Sea-Level Rise and Global Climate Change (GCC) (Chemical Farming with petroleum-based fertilizers and pesticides produces most food, and is a cause of GCC; produce is trucked 1,500 polluting miles on the average)

How can I get started? We're glad you asked.
* Container gardening on balconies and terraces
* Raised beds on pavement and rocky ground
* Composting to create good dirt, the foundation of any garden.

How can Urban Paradise Guild help?
Stay tuned. We're gathering resources...